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ArticleCell reports2020

The Halastavi árva Virus Intergenic Region IRES Promotes Translation by the Simplest Possible Initiation Mechanism.

Irina S Abaeva, Quentin Vicens, Anthony Bochler, Heddy Soufari, Angelita Simonetti, Tatyana V Pestova, Yaser Hashem, Christopher U T Hellen

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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 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Irina S AbaevaDepartment of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 44, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
Quentin VicensUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, 15 rue René Descartes, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Anthony BochlerINSERM U1212 Acides Nucléiques: Régulations Naturelle et Artificielle, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac 33607, France; Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, 15 rue René Descartes, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Heddy SoufariINSERM U1212 Acides Nucléiques: Régulations Naturelle et Artificielle, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac 33607, France.
Angelita SimonettiUniversité de Strasbourg, CNRS, Architecture et Réactivité de l'ARN, UPR 9002, 15 rue René Descartes, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Tatyana V PestovaDepartment of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 44, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. Electronic address: tatyana.pestova@downstate.edu.
Yaser HashemINSERM U1212 Acides Nucléiques: Régulations Naturelle et Artificielle, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, Université de Bordeaux, Pessac 33607, France. Electronic address: yaser.hashem@inserm.fr.
Christopher U T HellenDepartment of Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 44, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. Electronic address: christopher.hellen@downstate.edu.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University · USInstitut Européen de Chimie et Biologie · FRArchitecture et Réactivité de l'arN · FRCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRUniversité de Strasbourg · FR

Funding

Mechanisms of eukaryotic translation and ribosome-associated mRNA surveillance and protein quality controlR35GM122602 · NIGMS · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI TATYANA V PESTOVA · 2017 to 2026
$4.8M
Non-canonical mechanisms of translation of viral mRNAsR01AI123406 · NIAID · SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER · PI HELLEN, CHRISTOPHER ULRICH TRISTRAM · 2016 to 2020
$3.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI123406NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122602
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dicistrovirus intergenic region internal ribosomal entry sites (IGR IRESs) do not require initiator tRNA, an AUG codon, or initiation factors and jumpstart translation from the middle of the elongation cycle via formation of IRES/80S complexes resembling the pre-translocation state. eEF2 then translocates the [codon-anticodon]-mimicking pseudoknot I (PKI) from ribosomal A sites to P sites, bringing the first sense codon into the decoding center. Halastavi árva virus (HalV) contains an IGR that is related to previously described IGR IRESs but lacks domain 2, which enables these IRESs to bind to individual 40S ribosomal subunits. By using in vitro reconstitution and cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM), we now report that the HalV IGR IRES functions by the simplest initiation mechanism that involves binding to 80S ribosomes such that PKI is placed in the P site, so that the A site contains the first codon that is directly accessible for decoding without prior eEF2-mediated translocation of PKI.

Indexed as

AnticodonCodonCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA, IntergenicInternal Ribosome Entry SitesPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Initiation FactorsPositive-Strand RNA VirusesProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralVirusesVirus ReplicationAnticodonCodonDNA, IntergenicInternal Ribosome Entry SitesPeptide Elongation Factor 2Peptide Initiation FactorsRNA, MessengerRNA, ViralCricket paralysis virusdicistrovirusHalastavi árva virusintergenic regioninternal ribosomal entry siteIRESpseudoknotribosomeSERBP1SERPINE1 mRNA binding protein 1

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PMID33296660
PMCPMC7934607
OpenAlexW3112742270

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