The TOR (target of rapamycin) signal transduction pathway regulates the stability of translation initiation factor eIF4G in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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作者
Berset, C [1 ]
Trachsel, H [1 ]
Altmann, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bern, Inst Biochem & Mol Biol, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
关键词
cell cycle; starvation; protein degradation;
D O I
10.1073/pnas.95.8.4264
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Initiation factor eIF4G is an essential protein required for initiation of mRNA translation via the 5' cap-dependent pathway. It interacts with eIF4E (the mRNA 5' cap-binding protein) and serves as an anchor for the assembly of further initiation factors. With treatment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with rapamycin or with entry of cells into the diauxic phase, eIF4G is rapidly degraded, whereas initiation factors eIF4E and eIF4A remain stable. We propose that nutritional deprivation or interruption of the TOR signal transduction pathway induces eIF4G degradation.
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页码:4264 / 4269
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