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ArticleCell reports2020

Poly(A)-Binding Protein Regulates the Efficiency of Translation Termination.

Chan Wu, Bijoyita Roy, Feng He, Kevin Yan, Allan Jacobson

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Article in Cell reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chan WuDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Bijoyita RoyDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Feng HeDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Kevin YanDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, USA.
Allan JacobsonDepartment of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 368 Plantation Street, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. Electronic address: allan.jacobson@umassmed.edu.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

MESSENGER RNA METABOLISM IN YEASTR01GM027757 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI JACOBSON, ALLAN S · 1985 to 2016
$3.8M
Genetic nonsense and its consequencesR35GM122468 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI JACOBSON, ALLAN S · 2017 to 2021
$2.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM027757NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122468
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multiple factors influence translation termination efficiency, including nonsense codon identity and immediate context. To determine whether the relative position of a nonsense codon within an open reading frame (ORF) influences termination efficiency, we quantitate the production of prematurely terminated and/or readthrough polypeptides from 26 nonsense alleles of 3 genes expressed in yeast. The accumulation of premature termination products and the extent of readthrough for the respective premature termination codons (PTCs) manifest a marked dependence on PTC proximity to the mRNA 3' end. Premature termination products increase in relative abundance, whereas readthrough efficiencies decrease progressively across different ORFs, and readthrough efficiencies for a PTC increase in response to 3' UTR lengthening. These effects are eliminated and overall translation termination efficiency decreases considerably in cells harboring pab1 mutations. Our results support a critical role for poly(A)-binding protein in the regulation of translation termination and also suggest that inefficient termination is a trigger for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD).

Indexed as

3' Untranslated RegionsCodon, NonsenseCodon, TerminatorNonsense Mediated mRNA DecayOpen Reading FramesPeptide Chain Termination, TranslationalPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins3' Untranslated RegionsCodon, NonsenseCodon, Terminatorpab1 protein, S cerevisiaePoly(A)-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsNMDnonsense codonPab1poly(A)PTCreadthrough

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PMID33207198
PMCPMC7717110
OpenAlexW3098121274

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