Multiple elements required for translation of plastid atpB mRNA lacking the Shine-Dalgarno sequence
AUTOR(ES)
Hirose, Tetsuro
FONTE
Oxford University Press
RESUMO
The mechanism of translational initiation differs between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Prokaryotic mRNAs generally contain within their 5′-untranslated region (5′-UTR) a Shine-Dalgarno (SD) sequence that serves as a ribosome-binding site. Chloroplasts possess prokaryotic-like translation machinery, and many chloroplast mRNAs have an SD-like sequence, but its position is variable. Tobacco chloroplast atpB mRNAs contain no SD-like sequence and are U-rich in the 5′-UTR (−20 to −1 with respect to the start codon). In vitro translation assays with mutated mRNAs revealed that an unstructured sequence encompassing the start codon, the AUG codon and its context are required for translation. UV crosslinking experiments showed that a 50 kDa protein (p50) binds to the 5′-UTR. Insertion of an additional initiation region (SD-sequence and AUG) in the 5′-UTR, but not downstream, arrested translation from the authentic site; however, no inhibition was observed by inserting only an AUG triplet. We hypothesize for translational initiation of the atpB mRNA that the ribosome enters an upstream region, slides to the start codon and forms an initiation complex with p50 and other components.
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