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ATP hydrolysis by UPF1 is required for efficient translation termination at premature stop codons

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  • Lucas D. Serdar

    (Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)

  • DaJuan L. Whiteside

    (Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)

  • Kristian E. Baker

    (Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine)

Abstract

Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) represents a eukaryotic quality control pathway that recognizes and rapidly degrades transcripts harbouring nonsense mutations to limit accumulation of non-functional and potentially toxic truncated polypeptides. A critical component of the NMD machinery is UPF1, an RNA helicase whose ATPase activity is essential for NMD, but for which the precise function and site of action remain unclear. We provide evidence that ATP hydrolysis by UPF1 is required for efficient translation termination and ribosome release at a premature termination codon. UPF1 ATPase mutants accumulate 3′ RNA decay fragments harbouring a ribosome stalled during premature termination that impedes complete degradation of the mRNA. The ability of UPF1 to impinge on premature termination, moreover, requires ATP-binding, RNA-binding and NMD cofactors UPF2 and UPF3. Our results reveal that ATP hydrolysis by UPF1 modulates a functional interaction between the NMD machinery and terminating ribosomes necessary for targeting substrates to accelerated degradation.

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  • Lucas D. Serdar & DaJuan L. Whiteside & Kristian E. Baker, 2016. "ATP hydrolysis by UPF1 is required for efficient translation termination at premature stop codons," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms14021
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14021
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