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ArticleNucleic acids research2025

Eukaryotic initiation factors eIF4F and eIF4B promote translation termination upon closed-loop formation.

Ekaterina Shuvalova, Alexey Shuvalov, Walaa Al Sheikh, Alexander V Ivanov, Nikita Biziaev, Tatiana V Egorova, Sergey E Dmitriev, Ilya M Terenin, Elena Alkalaeva

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Ekaterina ShuvalovaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Alexey ShuvalovEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-0346-3794
Walaa Al SheikhEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Alexander V IvanovEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
Nikita BiziaevEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0001-5587-5398
Tatiana V EgorovaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-7554-5246
Sergey E DmitrievBelozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-1774-8475
Ilya M TereninBelozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119234 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-4459-0781
Elena AlkalaevaEngelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0003-2078-7261

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Russian Science Foundation 22-14-00279
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4F (eIF4F), comprising subunits eIF4G, eIF4E, and eIF4A, plays a pivotal role in the 48S preinitiation complex assembly and ribosomal scanning. Additionally, eIF4B enhances the helicase activity of eIF4A. eIF4F also interacts with poly (A)-binding protein (PABP) bound to the poly (A) tail of messenger RNA (mRNA), thereby forming a closed-loop structure. PABP, in turn, interacts with eukaryotic release factor 3 (eRF3), stimulating translation termination. Here, we employed a reconstituted mammalian system to directly demonstrate that eIF4F potently enhances translation termination. Specifically, eIF4A and eIF4B promote the loading of eRF1 into the A site of the ribosome, while eIF4G1 stimulates the GTPase activity of eRF3 and facilitates the dissociation of release factors following peptide release. We also identified MIF4G as the minimal domain required for this activity and showed that eIF4G2/DAP5 can also promote termination. Our findings provide compelling evidence that the closed-loop mRNA structure facilitates translation termination, with PABP and eIF4F directly involved in this process.

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Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4FEukaryotic Initiation FactorsPeptide Chain Termination, TranslationalEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GHumansPeptide Termination FactorsPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsProtein BindingRibosomesRNA, MessengereIF-4BEIF4G1 protein, humanEIF4G2 protein, humanETF1 protein, humanEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4AEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4FEukaryotic Initiation Factor-4GEukaryotic Initiation Factorspeptide-chain-release factor 3Peptide Termination FactorsPoly(A)-Binding ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID40066881
PMCPMC11894530

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