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ArticleNature communications2025

Mechanism of nascent chain removal by the ribosome-associated quality control complex.

Wenyan Li, Talia Scheel, Peter S Shen

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Wenyan LiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7229-2466
Talia ScheelDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Peter S ShenDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. peter.shen@biochem.utah.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6256-6910

Funding

Visualizing the Mechanisms of Protein Quality ControlR35GM133772 · NIGMS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Peter Shen · 2019 to 2026
$3.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133772
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Errors during translation can cause ribosome stalling, leaving incomplete nascent chains attached to large ribosomal subunits. Cells rely on the Ribosome-associated Quality Control (RQC) complex to recognize, process, and remove these aberrant proteins to maintain proteostasis. Despite its importance, the mechanisms by which the RQC orchestrates nascent chain processing and extraction have remained unclear. Here, we present a cryo-EM structure of the RQC complex from budding yeast, revealing how its core components function in nascent chain removal. We show that the Cdc48 ATPase and its Ufd1-Npl4 adaptor are recruited by the Ltn1 E3 ubiquitin ligase to extract ubiquitylated peptides from the 60S ribosome. Additionally, we find that Rqc1 bridges the 60S subunit with ubiquitin and Ltn1, facilitating formation of K48-linked polyubiquitin chains. These findings provide a structural and mechanistic framework for understanding how the RQC complex collaborates to clear stalled translation products, advancing insight into cellular protein quality control.

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RibosomesSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisRibosome Subunits, Large, EukaryoticUbiquitinUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Protein LigasesValosin Containing ProteinVesicular Transport ProteinsCDC48 protein, S cerevisiaeCell Cycle ProteinsLtn1 protein, S cerevisiaeNPL4 protein, S cerevisiaeNucleocytoplasmic Transport ProteinsRqc1 protein, S cerevisiaeSaccharomyces cerevisiae ProteinsUbiquitinUbiquitin-Protein LigasesUFD1 protein, S cerevisiaeValosin Containing ProteinVesicular Transport Proteins

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PMCPMC12215860

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