title: Movement of eukaryotic mRNAs between polysomes and cytoplasmic processing bodies.
abstract: Eukaryotic cells contain nontranslating messenger RNA concentrated in P-bodies, which are sites where the mRNA can be decapped and degraded. We present evidence that mRNA molecules within yeast P-bodies can also return to translation. First, inhibiting delivery of new mRNAs to P-bodies leads to their disassembly independent of mRNA decay. Second, P-bodies decline in a translation initiation-dependent manner during stress recovery. Third, reporter mRNAs concentrate in P-bodies when translation initiation is blocked and resume translation and exit P-bodies when translation is restored. Fourth, stationary phase yeast have large P-bodies containing mRNAs that reenter translation when growth resumes. The reciprocal movement of mRNAs between polysomes and P-bodies is likely to be important in the control of mRNA translation and degradation. Moreover, the presence of related proteins in P-bodies and maternal mRNA storage granules suggests this mechanism is widely adapted for mRNA storage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0106, USA.
authors.forename: Muriel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brengues
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D004722:Endoribonucleases; D039621:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-3 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D015388:Organelles / Q000378:metabolism*; D011132:Polyribosomes / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012315:RNA Caps / Q000378:metabolism; D020365:RNA Helicases / Q000378:metabolism; D012331:RNA, Fungal / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D039621:Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-3; C050998:Prt1 protein, S cerevisiae; D012315:RNA Caps; D012331:RNA, Fungal; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C400572:DCP2 protein, S cerevisiae; D004722:Endoribonucleases; C445083:DHH1 protein, S cerevisiae; D053487:DEAD-box RNA Helicases; D020365:RNA Helicases; D005947:Glucose