Proteasome-mediated degradation of cotranslationally damaged proteins involves translation elongation factor 1A.
Rad23 and Rpn10 play synergistic roles in the recognition of ubiquitinated proteins by the proteasome, and loss of both proteins causes growth and proteolytic defects. However, the physiological targets of Rad23 and Rpn10 have not been well defined. We report that rad23Delta rpn10Delta is unable to grow in the presence of translation inhibitors, and this sensitivity was suppressed by translation elongation factor 1A (eEF1A). This discovery suggested that Rad23 and Rpn10 perform a role in translation quality control. Certain inhibitors increase translation errors during protein synthesis and cause the release of truncated polypeptide chains. This effect can also be mimicked by ATP depletion. We determined that eEF1A interacted with ubiquitinated proteins and the proteasome following ATP depletion. eEF1A interacted with the proteasome subunit Rpt1, and the turnover of nascent damaged proteins was deficient in rpt1. An eEF1A mutant (eEF1A(D156N)) that conferred hyperresistance to translation inhibitors was much more effective at eliminating damaged proteins and was detected in proteasomes in untreated cells. We propose that eEF1A is well suited to detect and promote degradation of damaged proteins because of its central role in translation elongation. Our findings provide a mechanistic foundation for defining how cellular proteins are degraded cotranslationally.
Chuang
Show-Mei
SM
Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 683 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
Chen
Li
L
Lambertson
David
D
Anand
Monika
M
Kinzy
Terri Goss
TG
Madura
Kiran
K
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D047468:Immunoprecipitation; D008954:Models, Biological; D009154:Mutation; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000378:metabolism; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D025801:Ubiquitin / Q000378:metabolism; D015003:Yeasts / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D020648:Peptide Elongation Factor 1; C490846:RAD23 protein, S cerevisiae; C122019:RPN10 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C410826:TEF1 protein, S cerevisiae; D025801:Ubiquitin; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D046988:Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex