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ArticleNucleic acids research2021

Ribosome profiling reveals ribosome stalling on tryptophan codons and ribosome queuing upon oxidative stress in fission yeast.

Angela Rubio, Sanjay Ghosh, Michael Mülleder, Markus Ralser, Juan Mata

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Angela RubioDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
Sanjay GhoshDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
Michael MüllederThe Molecular Biology of Metabolism Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Markus RalserThe Molecular Biology of Metabolism Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK.
Juan MataDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, UK.
University of Cambridge · GBThe Francis Crick Institute · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK FC001134Wellcome Trust FC001134Wellcome Trust IA 200829/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translational control is essential in response to stress. We investigated the translational programmes launched by the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe upon five environmental stresses. We also explored the contribution of defence pathways to these programmes: The Integrated Stress Response (ISR), which regulates translation initiation, and the stress-response MAPK pathway. We performed ribosome profiling of cells subjected to each stress, in wild type cells and in cells with the defence pathways inactivated. The transcription factor Fil1, a functional homologue of the yeast Gcn4 and the mammalian Atf4 proteins, was translationally upregulated and required for the response to most stresses. Moreover, many mRNAs encoding proteins required for ribosome biogenesis were translationally downregulated. Thus, several stresses trigger a universal translational response, including reduced ribosome production and a Fil1-mediated transcriptional programme. Surprisingly, ribosomes stalled on tryptophan codons upon oxidative stress, likely due to a decrease in charged tRNA-Tryptophan. Stalling caused ribosome accumulation upstream of tryptophan codons (ribosome queuing/collisions), demonstrating that stalled ribosomes affect translation elongation by other ribosomes. Consistently, tryptophan codon stalling led to reduced translation elongation and contributed to the ISR-mediated inhibition of initiation. We show that different stresses elicit common and specific translational responses, revealing a novel role in Tryptophan-tRNA availability.

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CodonPeptide Chain Elongation, TranslationalCadmium CompoundsEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Fungal ProteinsHot TemperatureHydrogen PeroxideMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMethyl MethanesulfonateMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesOsmotic PressureOxidative StressRibosomesRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerRNA, Transfer, TrpCadmium Compoundscadmium sulfateCodonEukaryotic Initiation Factor-2Fungal ProteinsHydrogen PeroxideMethyl MethanesulfonateMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerRNA, Transfer, TrpSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsSorbitolsty1 protein, S pombeSulfatesTryptophan

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PMID33313903
PMCPMC7797079
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