Leaky ribosomal scanning in mammalian genomes: significance of histone H4 alternative translation in vivo.
Like alternative splicing, leaky ribosomal scanning (LRS), which occurs at suboptimal translational initiation codons, increases the physiological flexibility of the genome by allowing alternative translation. Comprehensive analysis of 22 208 human mRNAs indicates that, although the most important positions relative to the first nucleotide of the initiation codon, -3 and +4, are usually such that support initiation (A-3 = 42%, G-3 = 36% and G+4 = 47%), only 37.4% of the genes adhere to the purine (R)-3/G+4 rule at both positions simultaneously, suggesting that LRS may occur in some of the remaining (62.6%) genes. Moreover, 12.5% of the genes lack both R-3 and G+4, potentially leading to sLRS. Compared with 11 genes known to undergo LRS, 10 genes with experimental evidence for high fidelity A+1T+2G+3 initiation codons adhered much more strongly to the R-3/G+4 rule. Among the intron-less histone genes, only the H3 genes adhere to the R-3/G+4 rule, while the H1, H2A, H2B and H4 genes usually lack either R-3 or G+4. To address in vivo the significance of the previously described LRS of H4 mRNAs, which results in alternative translation of the osteogenic growth peptide, transgenic mice were engineered that ubiquitously and constitutively express a mutant H4 mRNA with an A+1T+1 mutation. These transgenic mice, in particular the females, have a high bone mass phenotype, attributable to increased bone formation. These data suggest that many genes may fulfill cryptic functions by LRS.
Smith
Elisheva
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
Meyerrose
Todd E
TE
Kohler
Thomas
T
Namdar-Attar
Malka
M
Bab
Natti
N
Lahat
Olga
O
Noh
Tommy
T
Li
Jingjing
J
Karaman
Mazen W
MW
Hacia
Joseph G
JG
Chen
Ting T
TT
Nolta
Jan A
JA
Müller
Ralph
R
Bab
Itai
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Frenkel
Baruch
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D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018387:Codon, Initiator; D005260:Female; D016678:Genome; D006657:Histones / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009711:Nucleotides / Q000032:analysis; D010012:Osteogenesis; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000737:chemistry; D011859:Radiography; D012270:Ribosomes / Q000502:physiology*
D018387:Codon, Initiator; D006657:Histones; D009711:Nucleotides; D012333:RNA, Messenger
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