Nascent-peptide-mediated ribosome stalling at a stop codon induces mRNA cleavage resulting in nonstop mRNA that is recognized by tmRNA

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作者
Sunohara, T [1 ]
Jojima, K [1 ]
Yamamoto, Y [1 ]
Inada, T [1 ]
Aiba, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Sci, Div Biol Sci, Chikusa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4648602, Japan
关键词
tmRNA; stop codon; ribosome stalling; mRNA cleavage; nascent peptide;
D O I
10.1261/rna.5169404
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Recent studies have established that tmRNA-mediated protein tagging occurs at stop codons depending on the C-terminal amino acid sequence of the nascent polypeptide immediately adjacent to those codons. We investigate here how the trans-translation at a stop codon occurs by using model crp genes encoding variants of cAMP receptor protein (CRP). We demonstrate that a truncated crp mRNA is efficiently produced along with a normal transcript from the model gene where tmRNA-mediated protein tagging occurs. The truncated crp mRNA was not detected in the presence of tmRNA, indicating that its degradation was facilitated by tmRNA. The major 3'-ends of the truncated crp mRNA in cells unable to express tmRNA were mapped at and near the stop codon. When RNA derived from the model crp-crr fusion gene was analyzed, crr mRNA was detected as a downstream cleavage product along with the upstream crp mRNA. These results are compatible with the hypothesis that ribosome stalling caused by the tagging-provoking sequences leads to endonucleolytic cleavage of mRNA around the stop codon, resulting in nonstop mRNA. In addition, the data are consistent with the view that mRNA cleavage is the cause of trans-translation at stop codons. Neither the bacterial toxin RelE nor the known major endoribonucleases are required for this cleavage, indicating that either other endoribonuclease(s) or the ribosome itself would be responsible for the mRNA cleavage in response to ribosome stalling caused by the particular nascent peptides.
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