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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 3F (eIF3F) Regulates the IRES-Mediated Translation of Bcl-xL via Its Interaction with Programmed Cell Death 4 (PDCD4) Protein.

Veda Hegde, Divya K Sharma, Harshil Patel, Pavan Lakshmi Narasimha, Jason Luddu, Rebecca Mubaya, Martin Holcik, Nehal Thakor

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Veda HegdeDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Divya K SharmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Harshil PatelDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7522-8059
Pavan Lakshmi NarasimhaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8595-0122
Jason LudduDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0009-0006-1187-1524
Rebecca MubayaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.
Martin HolcikDepartment of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada.
Nehal ThakorDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0218-884X

Funding

Canada Foundation for Innovation-John R. Evans Leaders Fund 35017Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2017-05463Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada RGPIN-2024-04035NSERC-CREATE grant 584836-2024
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Abstract

Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) protein is a tumour suppressor protein that inhibits mRNA translation by inhibiting RNA helicase, eukaryotic initiation factor 4A (eIF4A). We have previously reported that PDCD4 interacts with the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element of B-cell lymphoma extra-large (Bcl-xL) mRNA and inhibits its IRES-mediated translation initiation. S6 kinase (S6K)-mediated phosphorylation of PDCD4 activates its degradation and derepresses IRES-mediated translation initiation of Bcl-xL mRNA. eIF3F (one of the subunits of eIF3 complex) was reported to recruit S6K to phosphorylate eIF3G. Therefore, we investigated the possibility of co-regulation of PDCD4 and eIF3F by S6K and the regulation of IRES-mediated translation initiation by PDCD4-eIF3F. Here, we demonstrated that PDCD4 interacts with several subunits of eIF3. Specifically, eIF3F directly interacts with PDCD4 in an RNA-independent manner. Depletion of PDCD4 in glioblastoma (GBM) cells resulted in decreased levels of certain eIF3 subunits, including eIF3F. Additionally, depletion of eIF3F from GBM cells decreased the levels of PDCD4 protein. We also showed that PDCD4 and eIF3F directly interact with Bcl-xL RNA independently of each other. By performing IRES reporter, polysome profiling assays and EMSA we have demonstrated that eIF3F regulates IRES-mediated translation of Bcl-xL mRNA, likely via its interaction with PDCD4.

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Apoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-X ProteinEukaryotic Initiation Factor-3Internal Ribosome Entry SitesProtein BiosynthesisRNA-Binding ProteinsCell Line, TumorHumansPhosphorylationProtein BindingRNA, MessengerApoptosis Regulatory Proteinsbcl-X ProteinEukaryotic Initiation Factor-3Internal Ribosome Entry SitesPDCD4 protein, humanRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerBcl-xLeIF3IRES-mediated translationITAFsmRNA translationPDCD4

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PMID42123540
PMCPMC13163806

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