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TitleNumerous rRNA molecules form the apicomplexan mitoribosome via repurposed protein and RNA elements.
Journal, issue, pagesNat Commun, Vol. 16, Issue 1, Page 817, Year 2025
Publish dateJan 18, 2025
AuthorsShikha Shikha / Victor Tobiasson / Mariana Ferreira Silva / Jana Ovciarikova / Dario Beraldi / Alexander Mühleip / Lilach Sheiner /
PubMed AbstractMitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) are essential, and their function of synthesising mitochondrial proteins is universal. The core of almost all mitoribosomes is formed from a small number of ...Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) are essential, and their function of synthesising mitochondrial proteins is universal. The core of almost all mitoribosomes is formed from a small number of long and self-folding rRNA molecules. In contrast, the mitoribosome of the apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii assembles from over 50 extremely short rRNA molecules. Here, we use cryo-EM to discover the features that enable this unusual mitoribosome to perform its function. We reveal that poly-A tails added to rRNA molecules are integrated into the ribosome, and we demonstrate their essentiality for mitoribosome formation and for parasite survival. This is a distinct function for poly-A tails, which are otherwise known primarily as stabilisers of messenger RNAs. Furthermore, while ribosomes typically consist of unique rRNA sequences, here nine sequences are used twice, each copy integrated in a different mitoribosome domain, revealing one of the mechanisms enabling the extreme mitochondrial genome reduction characteristic to Apicomplexa and to a large group of related microbial eukaryotes. Finally, several transcription factor-like proteins are repurposed to compensate for reduced or lost critical ribosomal domains, including members of the ApiAP2 family thus far considered to be DNA-binding transcription factors.
External linksNat Commun / PubMed:39827269 / PubMed Central
MethodsEM (single particle)
Resolution2.2 - 2.52 Å
Structure data

52348

9hqv

EMDB-52348, PDB-9hqv:
Cryo-EM structure of the small subunit of the mitochondrial ribosome from Toxoplasma gondii
Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 2.52 Å

52551

9i05

EMDB-52551, PDB-9i05:
Cryo-EM structure of the large subunit of the mitochondrial ribosome from Toxoplasma gondii
Method: EM (single particle) / Resolution: 2.2 Å

Chemicals

ChemComp-ATP:
ADENOSINE-5'-TRIPHOSPHATE / ATP, energy-carrying molecule*YM

ChemComp-MG:
Unknown entry

ChemComp-ZN:
Unknown entry

ChemComp-FES:
FE2/S2 (INORGANIC) CLUSTER

Source
  • toxoplasma gondii (eukaryote)
KeywordsRIBOSOME / Toxoplasma gondii / parasite / mitochondrial ribosome / SSU / large subunit / LSU

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