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ArticleNature communications2026

Structural insights into YheS-mediated release of SecM-arrested ribosome.

Kaishi Iso, Toma Ikeda, Kohei Yamasaki, Yushin Ando, Fumiya K Sano, Tadaomi Furuta, Hideki Taguchi, Osamu Nureki, Yuhei Chadani, Yuzuru Itoh

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Kaishi Iso *Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Toma Ikeda *School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan.
Kohei Yamasaki *Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Yushin AndoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0005-0032-8537
Fumiya K SanoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8965-788X
Tadaomi FurutaSchool of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4568-9043
Hideki TaguchiSchool of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo, Yokohama, Japan. taguchi@bio.titech.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-6612-9339
Osamu NurekiDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. nureki@bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1813-7008
Yuhei ChadaniFaculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. ychadani@okayama-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-0862-6676
Yuzuru ItohDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. yuzuru.itoh@bs.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-7802-5572

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) JP25am121002, support no. 3272MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 22H02553MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 23H02410MEXT | JST | Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST) JPMJCR20E2MEXT | JST | Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology (PRESTO) JPMJPR24OCMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) JP20H05925
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Abstract

ATP-binding cassette subfamily F (ABCF) proteins interact with the ribosome to resolve translation defects near the peptidyl transferase center (PTC). In Escherichia coli, four ABCF proteins (EttA, Uup, YbiT, and YheS) selectively promote translation of distinct problematic nascent peptide sequences, but their molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we present a 2.8 Å cryo-EM structure of the ribosome in complex with an ATPase-deficient mutant of YheS and investigate how it releases ribosomes arrested by the SecM nascent chain. YheS binds to the ribosomal E-site via the L1 stalk, and its P-site tRNA-interaction motif (PtIM) extends toward the PTC, displacing the CCA end of the P-site tRNA. Notably, the cryo-EM density corresponding to the SecM nascent chain within the exit tunnel is largely lost upon YheS binding. These observations suggest that YheS relieves peptide sequence-dependent stalling by perturbing nascent chain-tunnel interactions through P-site tRNA relocation. Steered molecular dynamics simulations provide qualitative support for this model. Together, our findings provide mechanistic insight into a mode of arrest release distinct from the translocon-mediated release mechanism.

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ATP-Binding Cassette TransportersEscherichia coliEscherichia coli ProteinsRibosomesAdenosine TriphosphatasesCryoelectron MicroscopyModels, MolecularProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisRNA, TransferTranscription FactorsAdenosine TriphosphatasesATP-Binding Cassette TransportersEscherichia coli ProteinsRNA, TransferSecM protein, E coliTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC13249984

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