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Title | ArfB can displace mRNA to rescue stalled ribosomes. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Nat Commun, Vol. 11, Issue 1, Page 5552, Year 2020 |
Publish date | Nov 3, 2020 |
Authors | Christine E Carbone / Gabriel Demo / Rohini Madireddy / Egor Svidritskiy / Andrei A Korostelev / |
PubMed Abstract | Ribosomes stalled during translation must be rescued to replenish the pool of translation-competent ribosomal subunits. Bacterial alternative rescue factor B (ArfB) releases nascent peptides from ...Ribosomes stalled during translation must be rescued to replenish the pool of translation-competent ribosomal subunits. Bacterial alternative rescue factor B (ArfB) releases nascent peptides from ribosomes stalled on mRNAs truncated at the A site, allowing ribosome recycling. Prior structural work revealed that ArfB recognizes such ribosomes by inserting its C-terminal α-helix into the vacant mRNA tunnel. In this work, we report that ArfB can efficiently recognize a wider range of mRNA substrates, including longer mRNAs that extend beyond the A-site codon. Single-particle cryo-EM unveils that ArfB employs two modes of function depending on the mRNA length. ArfB acts as a monomer to accommodate a shorter mRNA in the ribosomal A site. By contrast, longer mRNAs are displaced from the mRNA tunnel by more than 20 Å and are stabilized in the intersubunit space by dimeric ArfB. Uncovering distinct modes of ArfB function resolves conflicting biochemical and structural studies, and may lead to re-examination of other ribosome rescue pathways, whose functions depend on mRNA lengths. |
External links | Nat Commun / PubMed:33144582 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (single particle) |
Resolution | 3.2 - 3.8 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-22459, PDB-7jss: EMDB-22461, PDB-7jsw: EMDB-22464, PDB-7jsz: EMDB-22465: EMDB-22466, PDB-7jt1: EMDB-22467: EMDB-22468: EMDB-22469, PDB-7jt2: EMDB-22470: EMDB-22471: EMDB-22472, PDB-7jt3: |
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Keywords | Ribosome/TRANSLATION / Ribosome / ArfB / mRNA / TRANSLATION / Ribosome-TRANSLATION complex |