RGD Reference Report - Mutational analysis of mammalian translation initiation factor 5 (eIF5): role of interaction between the beta subunit of eIF2 and eIF5 in eIF5 function in vitro and in vivo. - Rat Genome Database

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Mutational analysis of mammalian translation initiation factor 5 (eIF5): role of interaction between the beta subunit of eIF2 and eIF5 in eIF5 function in vitro and in vivo.

Authors: Das, S  Maitra, U 
Citation: Das S and Maitra U, Mol Cell Biol. 2000 Jun;20(11):3942-50.
RGD ID: 10755758
Pubmed: PMID:10805737   (View Abstract at PubMed)
PMCID: PMC85746   (View Article at PubMed Central)

Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 (eIF5) interacts with the 40S initiation complex (40S-eIF3-AUG-Met-tRNA(f)-eIF2-GTP) to promote the hydrolysis of ribosome-bound GTP. eIF5 also forms a complex with eIF2 by interacting with the beta subunit of eIF2. In this work, we have used a mutational approach to investigate the importance of eIF5-eIF2beta interaction in eIF5 function. Binding analyses with recombinant rat eIF5 deletion mutants identified the C terminus of eIF5 as the eIF2beta-binding region. Alanine substitution mutagenesis at sites within this region defined several conserved glutamic acid residues in a bipartite motif as critical for eIF5 function. The E346A,E347A and E384A,E385A double-point mutations each caused a severe defect in the binding of eIF5 to eIF2beta but not to eIF3-Nip1p, while a eIF5 hexamutant (E345A,E346A, E347A,E384A,E385A,E386A) showed negligible binding to eIF2beta. These mutants were also severely defective in eIF5-dependent GTP hydrolysis, in 80S initiation complex formation, and in the ability to stimulate translation of mRNAs in an eIF5-dependent yeast cell-free translation system. Furthermore, unlike wild-type rat eIF5, which can functionally substitute for yeast eIF5 in complementing in vivo a genetic disruption of the chromosomal copy of the TIF5 gene, the eIF5 double-point mutants allowed only slow growth of this DeltaTIF5 yeast strain, while the eIF5 hexamutant was unable to support cell growth and viability of this strain. These findings suggest that eIF5-eIF2beta interaction plays an essential role in eIF5 function in eukaryotic cells.

Gene Ontology Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View

Biological Process
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
activation of GTPase activity  IDA 10755758 RGD 
formation of translation preinitiation complex  IMP 10755758 RGD 

Molecular Function
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
eukaryotic initiation factor eIF2 binding  IDA 10755758 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Eif5  (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5)


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