チバ シノブ   CHIBA SHINOBU
  千葉 志信
   所属   京都産業大学  生命科学部 先端生命科学科
   職種   教授
言語種別 英語
発行・発表の年月 2024/09
形態種別 研究論文
査読 査読あり
標題 Resolution of ribosomal stalling by EF-P and ABCF ATPases YfmR and YkpA/YbiT.
執筆形態 共著
掲載誌名 Nucleic acids research
掲載区分国外
巻・号・頁 52(16),pp.9854-9866
国際共著 国際共著
著者・共著者 Takada Hiraku, Fujiwara Keigo, Atkinson Gemma C, Chiba Shinobu, Hauryliuk Vasili
概要 Efficiency of protein synthesis on the ribosome is strongly affected by the amino acid composition of the assembled amino acid chain. Challenging sequences include proline-rich motifs as well as highly positively and negatively charged amino acid stretches. Members of the F subfamily of ABC ATPases (ABCFs) have been long hypothesised to promote translation of such problematic motifs. In this study we have applied genetics and reporter-based assays to characterise the four housekeeping ABCF ATPases of Bacillus subtilis: YdiF, YfmM, YfmR/Uup and YkpA/YbiT. We show that YfmR cooperates with the translation factor EF-P that promotes translation of Pro-rich motifs. Simultaneous loss of both YfmR and EF-P results in a dramatic growth defect. Surprisingly, this growth defect can be largely suppressed though overexpression of an EF-P variant lacking the otherwise crucial 5-amino-pentanolylated residue K32. Using in vivo reporter assays, we show that overexpression of YfmR can alleviate ribosomal stalling on Asp-Pro motifs. Finally, we demonstrate that YkpA/YbiT promotes translation of positively and negatively charged motifs but is inactive in resolving ribosomal stalls on proline-rich stretches. Collectively, our results provide insights into the function of ABCF translation factors in modulating protein synthesis in B. subtilis.
DOI 10.1093/nar/gkae556
ISSN 1362-4962
PMID 38943426