title: DAP-5, a novel homolog of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G isolated as a putative modulator of gamma interferon-induced programmed cell death.
abstract: A functional approach to gene cloning was applied to HeLa cells in an attempt to isolate cDNA fragments which convey resistance to gamma interferon (IFN-gamma)-induced programmed cell death. One of the rescued cDNAs, described in this work, was a fragment of a novel gene, named DAP-5. Analysis of a DAP-5 full-length cDNA clone revealed that it codes for a 97-kDa protein that is highly homologous to eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G (eIF4G, also known as p220). According to its deduced amino acid sequence, this novel protein lacks the N-terminal region of eIF4G responsible for association with the cap binding protein eIF4E. The N-terminal part of DAP-5 has 39% identity and 63% similarity to the central region of mammalian p220. Its C-terminal part is less homologous to the corresponding region of p220, suggesting that it may possess unique functional properties. The rescued DAP-5 cDNA fragment which conveyed resistance to IFN-gamma-induced cell death was expressed from the vector in the sense orientation. Intriguingly, it comprised part of the coding region which corresponds to the less conserved C-terminal part of DAP-5 and directed the synthesis of a 28-kDa miniprotein. The miniprotein exerted a dual effect on HeLa cells. Low levels of expression protected the cells from IFN-gamma-induced programmed cell death, while high levels of expression were not compatible with continuous cell growth. The relevance of DAP-5 protein to possible changes in a cell's translational machinery during programmed cell death and growth arrest is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levy-Strumpf
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Deiss
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berissi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kimchi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D039603:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4G; D015870:Gene Expression; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000235:genetics; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C491300:EIF4G2 protein, human; D039603:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4G; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; C069883:initiation factor 4F component p220; D007371:Interferon-gamma