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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
At the termination step of protein synthesis, hydrolysis of the peptidyl-tRNA is jointly catalysed at the ribosome by the termination codon and the polypeptide release factor (eRF1 in eukaryotes). eRF1 forms in vivo and in vitro a stable complex with release factor eRF3, an eRF1-dependent and ribosome-dependent GTPase. The role of the eRF1-eRF3 complex in translation remains unclear. We have undertaken a systematic analysis of the interactions between the human eRF1 and eRF3 employing a yeast two-hybrid assay. We show that the N-terminal parts of eRF1 (positions 1-280) and of eRF3 (positions 1477) are either not involved or non-essential for binding. Two regions in each factor are critical for mutual binding: positions 478-530 and 628-637 of eRF3 and positions 281-305 and 411-415 of eRF1. The GTP binding domain of eRF3 is not involved in complex formation with eRF1. The GILRY pentamer (positions 411-415) conserved in eukaryotes and archaebacteria is critical for eRF1's ability to stimulate eRF3 GTPase. The human eRF1 lacking 22 C-terminal amino acids remains active as a release factor and promotes an eRF3 GTPase activity whereas C-terminally truncated eRF3 is inactive as a GTPase.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
443
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
C-terminal domains of human translation termination factors eRF1 and eRF3 mediate their in vivo interaction.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U248, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't