title: C-terminal 76 amino acids of eRF3 are not required for the binding of release factor eRF1a from Euplotes octocarinatus.
abstract: Termination of translation in eukaryotes requires two polypeptide chain-release factors, eRF1 and eRF3. eRF1 recognizes stop signals, whereas eRF3 is a ribosome-dependent and eRF1-dependent GTPase. Polypeptide release factor eRF3 consists of N-terminal variable region and C-terminal conserved part. C-terminal part of eRF3 is responsible for termination of the translation. In the present study, the C-terminal of Euplotes octocarinatus eRF3 (eRF3C) and truncate eRF3C lacking 76 amino acids in C-terminal (eRF3Ct) were expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant GST-eRF3C and GST-eRF3Ct polypeptides were purified by affinity chromatography using glutathione Sepharose 4B column. After enzymatic cleavage of GST tail, the eRF3C and eRF3Ct protein were obtained. Pull-down analysis showed that the recombinant GST-eRF3C and GST-eRF3Ct polypeptides interacted with E. octocarinatus polypeptide chain release factor eRF1a. This result suggested that the C-terminal of eRF3 having 76 amino acids were not required for the binding of eRF1a in Euplotes octocarinatus.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Yuyao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Baofeng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Aihua
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Liang
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D016812:Euplotes; D006801:Humans; D010454:Peptide Termination Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D011485:Protein Binding; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010454:Peptide Termination Factors; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; C087971:peptide-chain-release factor 3