title: Inhibition of the double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase PKR by mammalian ribosomes.
abstract: Previous evidence has shown that the majority of the interferon-inducible, double-stranded RNA-dependent protein kinase PKR is associated with ribosomes in vivo. Here we show that ribosomes are inhibitory for PKR activity since they compete with dsRNA for binding to PKR, inhibit the activation of the protein kinase by dsRNA, and prevent the phosphorylation of the PKR substrate eIF2alpha. We suggest that ribosomes constitute a reservoir of inactive PKR and that the protein kinase must be displaced from the ribosome by dsRNA in order to become activated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Raine
authors.forename: I W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Jeffrey
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clemens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D016259:Genes, myc; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008322:Mammals; D051379:Mice; D010766:Phosphorylation; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000378:metabolism; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D019892:eIF-2 Kinase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D015852:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D019892:eIF-2 Kinase