Ribosome inactivation regulates translation elongation in neurons
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ABSTRACT: Cellular plasticity is a prerequisite to adapt to ever-changing stimuli. Therefore, cells constantly reshape their translatome and, in turn, their proteome. The control of translational activity has been extensively studied at the stage of translation initiation. How cells regulate polysome speed is, however, widely unknown. Here, we exploited a kinetic approach to investigate global translation kinetics in cells. We found that polysome speeds differ between different cell types including astrocytes, induced pluripotent human stem cells, human neural stem cells, and human and rat neurons. Among these cells, we observed that mature cortical neurons translate the fastest. This finding was even more striking as these cells express the elongation factor 2 (eEF2) at lowest levels compared to other cell types. We found that neurons resolve this obstacle by inactivating a fraction of their ribosomes. This process is regulated by the levels and phosphorylation of eEF2 as well as by NMDA mediated neuronal stimulation. Our data strongly suggest a novel regulation mechanism in which nerve cells inactivate ribosomes to allow for translational remodeling. This finding has important implications for developmental brain disorders that are hallmarked by altered translation.
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Neuron
SUBMITTER: Ignasi Forne
LAB HEAD: Dr Rico Schieweck
PROVIDER: PXD043207 | Pride | 2024-05-10
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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