bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 21, 2024
Abstract
Maintaining
proper
protein
homeostasis
is
essential
for
cell
physiology.
The
ribosome
and
GTPases,
which
are
two
of
the
most
ancient
critical
cellular
molecules,
central
players
in
synthesis
its
regulation.
Here
we
report
discovery
a
new
general
translation
factor
that
targets
stalled
ribosomes
promotes
an
evolutionarily
conserved
manner.
We
show
bacterial
Obg
GTPases
distant
homologs
eukaryotic
archaeal
Drg
proteins
serve
roles
promoting
efficient
ribosomes.
Through
vivo
characterization,
including
cross-species
complementation
cells
where
induced
to
stall
by
addition
either
antibiotic
anisomycin
or
exogenous
mRNA
harboring
long
poly(A)
sequence,
demonstrate
function
alleviate
ribosomal
stalling
during
translation.
Our
data
rescues
both
Saccharomyces
cerevisiae
human
lacking
endogenous
Drgs,
as
does
supplementation
respective
from
yeast
cells.
Furthermore,
presence
ObgE
GTP
stimulates
peptidyl
transfer,
key
catalytic
ribosome,
suggesting
possible
molecular
mechanism
this
GTPase
enhance
This
shows
directly
affords
three
domains
life
form
Molecular Cancer,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
24(1)
Published: Jan. 31, 2025
Cancer
progression
relies
on
the
ability
of
cells
to
adapt
challenging
environments
overcoming
stresses
and
growth
constraints.
Such
adaptation
is
a
multifactorial
process
that
depends
rapid
reorganization
many
basic
cellular
mechanisms.
Protein
synthesis
often
dysregulated
in
cancer,
translational
reprogramming
emerging
as
driving
force
cancer
adaptive
plasticity.
Long
non-coding
RNAs
(lncRNAs)
represent
main
product
genome
transcription.
They
outnumber
mRNAs
by
an
order
magnitude
their
expression
regulated
extremely
specific
manner
depending
context,
space
time.
This
heterogeneity
functional
allows
lncRNAs
act
context-specific,
fine-tuning
controllers
gene
expression.
Multiple
recent
evidence
underlines
how,
besides
consolidated
role
transcription,
are
major
players
translation
control.
Their
capacity
establish
multiple
highly
dynamic
interactions
with
proteins
other
transcripts
makes
these
molecules
able
play
central
across
all
phases
protein
synthesis.
Even
if
through
myriad
different
mechanisms,
action
dual.
On
one
hand,
modulating
overall
speed,
participate
metabolic
under
stress
conditions.
prioritizing
they
help
maintain
high
levels
essential
oncogenes.
In
this
review,
we
aim
discuss
most
relevant
regarding
involvement
regulation
how
function
may
affect
plasticity
resistance
stress.
We
also
expect
provide
first
collective
perspectives
way
modulate
beyond
Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
53(4)
Published: Jan. 30, 2025
Messenger
RNA
(mRNA)
homeostasis
is
a
critical
aspect
of
cellular
function,
involving
the
dynamic
interplay
between
transcription
and
decay
processes.
Recent
advances
have
revealed
that
ribosome
plays
central
role
in
coordinating
mRNA
decay,
challenging
traditional
view
free
primary
substrate
for
degradation.
This
review
examines
mechanisms
whereby
ribosomes
facilitate
both
licensing
execution
decay.
involves
factors
such
as
Ccr4-Not
complex,
small
MutS-related
domain
endonucleases,
various
quality
control
pathways.
We
discuss
how
translational
fidelity,
well
presence
nonoptimal
codons
collisions,
can
trigger
pathways
nonstop
no-go
Furthermore,
we
highlight
direct
association
canonical
exonucleases,
Xrn1
Ski-exosome
system,
with
ribosome,
underscoring
ribosome's
multifaceted
platform
regulatory
processes
governing
stability.
By
integrating
recent
findings,
this
offers
comprehensive
overview
structural
basis
not
only
translation
but
also
serve
hubs
coordination.
Journal of The Royal Society Interface,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
22(224)
Published: March 1, 2025
Extensive
efforts
have
been
devoted
to
enhancing
the
translation
efficiency
of
mRNA
delivered
mammalian
cells
via
codon
optimization.
However,
impact
choice
on
stability
remains
underexplored.
In
this
study,
we
investigated
influence
usage
degradation
kinetics
in
cultured
human
cell
lines
using
live-cell
imaging
single-cell
arrays.
By
measuring
lifetimes
at
level
for
synthetic
constructs,
confirmed
that
mRNAs
containing
slowly
translated
windows
shorter
lifetimes.
Unexpectedly,
these
did
not
exhibit
decreased
presence
small
interfering
RNA
(siRNA)
compared
with
unmutated
sequence,
suggesting
an
interference
different
concurrent
mechanisms.
We
employed
stochastic
simulations
predict
ribosome
density
along
open
reading
frame,
revealing
densities
correlated
a
cell-type-
and
codon-position-specific
manner.
summary,
our
results
suggest
effect
its
lifetime
is
context-dependent
respect
type,
position
interference.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(14)
Published: April 2, 2025
In
vitro
construction
of
self-reproducible
artificial
systems
is
a
major
challenge
in
bottom-up
synthetic
biology.
Here,
we
developed
reconstituted
system
capable
sustainably
regenerating
all
20
aminoacyl-transfer
RNA
synthetases
(AARS),
which
are
components
the
translation
system.
To
achieve
this,
needed
five
types
improvements:
(i)
optimization
AARS
sequences
for
efficient
translation,
(ii)
composition
to
enhance
(iii)
employment
another
bacterial
AlaRS
and
SerRS
improve
each
aminoacylation
activity,
(iv)
diminishing
translational
inhibition
caused
by
certain
codon
EF-P
addition,
(v)
balancing
DNA
concentrations
match
requirement.
After
these
improvements,
succeeded
sustainable
regeneration
up
cycles
2.5-fold
serial
dilutions.
These
methodologies
results
provide
substantial
advancement
toward
realization
systems.
Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
11(18)
Published: May 2, 2025
Degradation
of
arrest
peptides
from
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
translocon-bound
60
S
ribosomal
subunits
via
the
ribosome-associated
quality
control
(ER-RQC)
pathway
requires
covalent
modification
RPL26/uL24
on
with
UFM1.
However,
underlying
mechanism
that
coordinates
UFMylation
and
RQC
pathways
remains
elusive.
Structural
analysis
ER-RQC
intermediates
revealed
concomitant
binding
direct
interaction
machineries
.
In
presence
an
arrested
peptidyl–transfer
RNA,
factor
NEMF
UFM1
E3
ligase
(E3
)
form
a
UFL1
subunit
,
adopts
conformation
distinct
previously
observed
for
posttermination
While
this
occurs
LTN1
recruitment
peptide
degradation
require
UFMylation-dependent
dissociation
translocon.
These
data
reveal
by
which
cycle
orchestrates
ER-RQC.
Molecular Cell,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 1, 2025
Cells
tightly
regulate
ribosome
homeostasis
to
adapt
changing
environments.
Ribosomes
are
degraded
during
stress,
but
the
mechanisms
responsible
remain
unclear.
Here,
we
show
that
starvation
induces
selective
depletion
of
40S
ribosomes
following
their
ubiquitylation
by
E3
ligase
RNF10.
The
atypical
kinase
RIOK3
specifically
recognizes
these
ubiquitylated
through
a
unique
ubiquitin-interacting
motif,
visualized
cryoelectron
microscopy
(cryo-EM).
binding
and
ubiquitin
recognition
essential
for
degradation
starvation.
progressive
decay
18S
rRNA
beginning
at
3'
end,
as
revealed
cryo-EM
structures
intermediates.
Together,
data
define
pathway
mechanism
stress-induced
ribosomes,
directly
connecting
regulation
homeostasis.