title: Identification and characterization of a novel cap-binding protein from Arabidopsis thaliana.
abstract: Cap-binding proteins specifically bind to the 7-methyl guanosine (m7G) functional group at the 5' end of eukaryotic mRNAs. A novel Arabidopsis thaliana protein has been identified that has sequence similarity to cap-binding proteins but is clearly a different form of the protein. The most obvious primary sequence difference is the substitution of two of the eight conserved tryptophan residues with other aromatic amino acids in the novel protein. Analogous forms of this novel protein appear to be present in other higher eukaryotes but not in yeast. Analysis of the native and recombinant forms of the novel protein by retention on m7GTP-Sepharose indicate that it is a functional cap-binding protein. Measurements of the dissociation constant for this protein indicate that it binds m7GTP 5-20-fold tighter than eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF)(iso)4E. The novel protein also supports the initiation of translation of capped mRNA in vitro. Biochemical analysis and yeast two-hybrid data indicate that it interacts with eIF(iso)4G to form a complex. Based on these observations, this protein appears to be able to function as a cap-binding protein and is given the designation of novel cap-binding protein (nCBP).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712-1104, USA.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Ruud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuhlow
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Browning
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D039561:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E; D006147:Guanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism; D007536:Isomerism; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D012315:RNA Caps; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence
chemical_list: D039561:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4E; D010448:Peptide Initiation Factors; D012315:RNA Caps; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D006147:Guanine; C008450:7-methylguanine