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Distinct XPPX sequence motifs induce ribosome stalling, which is rescued by the translation elongation factor EF-P.


ABSTRACT: Ribosomes are the protein synthesizing factories of the cell, polymerizing polypeptide chains from their constituent amino acids. However, distinct combinations of amino acids, such as polyproline stretches, cannot be efficiently polymerized by ribosomes, leading to translational stalling. The stalled ribosomes are rescued by the translational elongation factor P (EF-P), which by stimulating peptide-bond formation allows translation to resume. Using metabolic stable isotope labeling and mass spectrometry, we demonstrate in vivo that EF-P is important for expression of not only polyproline-containing proteins, but also for specific subsets of proteins containing diprolyl motifs (XPP/PPX). Together with a systematic in vitro and in vivo analysis, we provide a distinct hierarchy of stalling triplets, ranging from strong stallers, such as PPP, DPP, and PPN to weak stallers, such as CPP, PPR, and PPH, all of which are substrates for EF-P. These findings provide mechanistic insight into how the characteristics of the specific amino acid substrates influence the fundamentals of peptide bond formation.

SUBMITTER: Peil L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3780873 | biostudies-other | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Distinct XPPX sequence motifs induce ribosome stalling, which is rescued by the translation elongation factor EF-P.

Peil Lauri L   Starosta Agata L AL   Lassak Jürgen J   Atkinson Gemma C GC   Virumäe Kai K   Spitzer Michaela M   Tenson Tanel T   Jung Kirsten K   Remme Jaanus J   Wilson Daniel N DN  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20130903 38


Ribosomes are the protein synthesizing factories of the cell, polymerizing polypeptide chains from their constituent amino acids. However, distinct combinations of amino acids, such as polyproline stretches, cannot be efficiently polymerized by ribosomes, leading to translational stalling. The stalled ribosomes are rescued by the translational elongation factor P (EF-P), which by stimulating peptide-bond formation allows translation to resume. Using metabolic stable isotope labeling and mass spe  ...[more]

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