Showing papers on "Ribosomal protein published in 1987"

Human acidic ribosomal phosphoproteins P0, P1, and P2: analysis of cDNA clones, in vitro synthesis, and assembly.

Abstract: cDNA clones encoding three antigenically related human ribosomal phosphoproteins (P-proteins) P0, P1, and P2 were isolated and sequenced. P1 and P2 are analogous to Escherichia coli ribosomal protein L7/L12, and P0 is likely to be an analog of L10. The three proteins have a nearly identical carboxy-terminal 17-amino-acid sequence (KEESEESD(D/E)DMGFGLFD-COOH) that is the basis of their immunological cross-reactivity. The identities of the P1 and P2 cDNAs were confirmed by the strong similarities of their encoded amino acid sequences to published primary structures of the homologous rat, brine shrimp, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteins. The P0 cDNA was initially identified by translation of hybrid-selected mRNA and immunoprecipitation of the products. To demonstrate that the coding sequences are full length, the P0, P1, and P2 cDNAs were transcribed in vitro by bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase and the resulting mRNAs were translated in vitro. The synthetic P0, P1, and P2 proteins were serologically and electrophoretically identical to P-proteins extracted from HeLa cells. These synthetic P-proteins were incorporated into 60S but not 40S ribosomes and also assembled into a complex similar to that described for E. coli L7/L12 and L10.

A complete mapping of the proteins in the small ribosomal subunit of Escherichia coli.

Abstract: The relative positions of the centers of mass of the 21 proteins of the 30S ribosomal subunit from Escherichia coli have been determined by triangulation using neutron scattering data. The resulting map of the quaternary structure of the small ribosomal subunit is presented, and comparisons are made with structural data from other sources.

A constitutive nucleolar protein identified as a member of the nucleoplasmin family

Abstract: Using monoclonal antibodies we have localized a polypeptide, appearing on gel electrophoresis with a Mr of approximately 38,000 and a pI of approximately 5.6, to the granular component of the nucleoli of Xenopus laevis oocytes and a broad range of cells from various species. The protein (NO38) also occurs in certain distinct nucleoplasmic particles but is not detected in ribosomes and other cytoplasmic components. During mitosis NO38-containing material dissociates from the nucleolar organizer region and distributes over the chromosomal surfaces and the perichromosomal cytoplasm; in telophase it re-populates the forming nucleoli. With these antibodies we have isolated from a X. laevis ovary lambda gt11 expression library a cDNA clone encoding a polypeptide which, on one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, co-migrates with authentic NO38. The amino acid sequence deduced from this clone defines a polypeptide of 299 amino acids of mol. wt 33,531 which is characterized by the presence of two domains exceptionally rich in aspartic and glutamic acid, one of them flanked by two putative karyophilic signal heptapeptides. Comparison with other protein sequences shows that NO38 is closely related to the histone-binding, karyophilic protein nucleoplasmin: the first 124 amino acids have 58 amino acid positions in common. Protein NO38 also shows striking homologies to the phosphopeptide region of rat nucleolar protein B23 and the carboxyterminal region of human B23. We propose that protein NO38, which forms distinct homo-oligomers of approximately 7S and Mr of approximately 230,000, is a member of a family of karyophilic proteins, the 'nucleoplasmin family'. It is characterized by its specific association with the nucleolus and might be involved in nuclear accumulation, nucleolar storage and pre-rRNA assembly of ribosomal proteins in a manner similar to that discussed for the role of nucleoplasmin in histone storage and chromatin assembly.

Plastid, nuclear and reverse transcriptase sequences in the mitochondrial genome of Oenothera: is genetic information transferred between organelles via RNA?

Abstract: We describe an open reading frame (ORF) with high homology to reverse transcriptase in the mitochondrial genome of Oenothera. This ORF displays all the characteristics of an active plant mitochondrial gene with a possible ribosome binding site and 39% T in the third codon position. It is located between a sequence fragment from the plastid genome and one of nuclear origin downstream from the gene encoding subunit 5 of the NADH dehydrogenase. The nuclear derived sequence consists of 528 nucleotides from the small ribosomal RNA and contains an expansion segment unique to nuclear rRNAs. The plastid sequence contains part of the ribosomal protein S4 and the complete tRNA(Ser). The observation that only transcribed sequences have been found i more than one subcellular compartment in higher plants suggests that interorganellar transfer of genetic information may occur via RNA and subsequent local reverse transcription and genomic integration.

Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of the genes rimI and rimJ which encode enzymes acetylating ribosomal proteins S18 and S5 of Escherichia coli K12.

Abstract: The rimI gene of Escherichia coli K12, which encodes an enzyme catalysing acetylation of the N-terminal alanine of ribosomal protein S18, has been cloned into a mini-F plasmid pRE432 and characterized at the molecular level. Similarly, the rimJ gene, which encodes another acetylating enzyme that is specific for ribosomal protein S5, has been cloned and characterized. From the nucleotide sequence data for the two genes the RimI enzyme was deduced to contain 161 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular weight (Mr) of 18232 and the RimJ enzyme contains 194 amino acid residues with a calculated Mr of 22687. The proteins produced from the two genes in maxi-cells were identified by electrophoresis on acrylamide gels and their operon structure was analysed by insertional mutagenesis with transposon γδ (Tn1000) and by measuring the size of their transcripts. Their structural homology was analysed by DNA hybridization and by calculation with computer programs. There is only a low level of overall homology between the two genes except for a 3′ terminal region in which a significant degree of homology was noticed.

The ribosomal protein gene cluster of Mycoplasma capricolum.

Abstract: The DNA sequence of the part of the Mycoplasma capricolum genome that contains the genes for 20 ribosomal proteins and two other proteins has been determined. The organization of the gene cluster is essentially the same as that in the S10 and spc operons of Escherichia coli. The deduced amino acid sequence of each protein is also well conserved in the two bacteria. The G+C content of the M. capricolum genes is 29%, which is much lower than that of E. coli (51%). The codon usage pattern of M. capricolum is different from that of E. coli and extremely biased to use of A and U(T): about 91% of codons have A or U in the third position. UGA, which is a stop codon in the “universal” code, is used more abundantly than UGG to dictate tryptophan.

Glucocorticoids selectively inhibit translation of ribosomal protein mRNAs in P1798 lymphosarcoma cells.

Abstract: When P1798 murine lymphosarcoma cells are exposed to 10(-7) M dexamethasone, there is a dramatic inhibition of rRNA synthesis, which is completely reversible when the hormone is withdrawn. In the present experiments we examined whether dexamethasone treatment causes any alteration in the accumulation or utilization of mRNAs that encode ribosomal proteins (rp mRNAs). No effect on the accumulation of six different rp mRNAs was detected. However, the translation of five of six rp mRNAs was selectively inhibited in the presence of the hormone, as judged by a substantial decrease in ribosomal loading. Normal translation of rp mRNA was resumed within a few hours after hormone withdrawal. In untreated or fully recovered cells, the distribution of rp mRNAs between polyribosomes and free ribonucleoprotein is distinctly bimodal, suggesting that rp mRNAs are subject to a particular form of translational control in which they are either translationally inactive or fully loaded with ribosomes. A possible relationship between this mode of translational control and the selective suppression of rp mRNA translation by glucocorticoids is discussed.

Topography and stoichiometry of acidic proteins in large ribosomal subunits from Artemia salina as determined by crosslinking.

Abstract: The 60S subunits isolated from Artemia salina ribosomes were treated with the crosslinking reagent 2-iminothiolane under mild conditions. Proteins were extracted and fractions containing crosslinked acidic proteins were obtained by stepwise elution from CM-cellulose. Each fraction was analyzed by "diagonal" (two-dimensional nonreducing-reducing) NaDodSO4/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Crosslinked proteins below the diagonal were radioiodinated and identified by two-dimensional acidic urea-NaDodSO4 gel electrophoresis. Each of the acidic proteins P1 and P2 was crosslinked individually to the same third protein, P0. The fractions containing acidic proteins were also analyzed by two-dimensional nonequilibrium isoelectric focusing-NaDodSO4/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Two crosslinked complexes were observed that coincide in isoelectric positions with monomeric P1 and P2, respectively. Both P1 and P2 appear to form crosslinked homodimers. These results suggest the presence in the 60S subunit of (P1)2 and (P2)2 dimers, each of which is anchored to P0. Protein P0 appears to play the same role as L10 in Escherichia coli ribosomes and may form a pentameric complex with the two dimers in the 60S subunits.

Specific binding of TUF factor to upstream activation sites of yeast ribosomal protein genes.

Abstract: Transcription activation of yeast ribosomal protein genes is mediated through homologous, 12-nucleotide-long and, in general, duplicated upstream promoter elements (HOMOL1 and RPG, referred to as UASrpg). As shown previously, a yeast protein factor, TUF, interacts specifically with these conserved boxes in the 5'-flanking sequences of the elongation factor genes TEF1 and TEF2 and the ribosomal protein gene RP51A. We have now extended our studies of TUF-UASrpg binding by analysing--using footprinting and gel electrophoretic retardation techniques--the genes encoding the ribosomal proteins L25, rp28 (both copy genes), S24 + L46 and S33. Most, but not all, conserved sequence elements occurring in front of these genes, turned out to represent binding sites for the same factor, TUF. The two functionally important boxes that are found in a tandem arrangement (a characteristic of many rp genes) upstream of the L25 gene are indistinguishable in their factor binding specificity. Large differences were shown to exist in the affinity of the TUF factor for the various individual boxes and in the half-life of the protein-DNA complexes. No binding cooperativity could be demonstrated on adjacent sites on L25 or RP51A promoters. Based on binding data, the UASrpg sequence ACACCCATACAT appears to be the one recognized most efficiently by the TUF factor. Previously, no conserved box was found in front of the gene encoding S33. Nevertheless, complex formation with the protein fraction used was observed in the upstream region of the S33 gene. Competition experiments disclosed the existence of an additional binding component, distinct from TUF. This component may possibly regulate a subset of genes for the translational apparatus.

Three-dimensional structure of the large ribosomal subunit from Escherichia coli.

Abstract: The three-dimensional structure of the large (50S) ribosomal subunit from Escherichia coli has been determined from electron micrographs of negatively stained specimens. A new method of three-dimensional reconstruction was used which combines many images of individual subunits recorded at a single high tilt angle. A prominent feature of the reconstruction is a large groove on the side of the subunit that interacts with the small ribosomal subunit. This feature is probably of functional significance as it includes the regions where the peptidyl transferase site and the binding locations of the elongation factors have been mapped previously by immunoelectron microscopy.

Transcriptional control of yeast ribosomal protein synthesis during carbon-source upshift

Abstract: Shifting a yeast culture from an ethanol-based medium to a glucose-based medium causes a coordinate increase of the cellular levels of ribosomal protein mRNAs by about a factor 4 within 30 min. Making use of hybrid genes encompassing different portions of the 5'-flanking region of the L25-gene, we could show that the increase in mRNAs is a transcriptional event, mediated through DNA sequences upstream of the ribosomal protein (rp) genes. Further analysis revealed that sequence elements are involved that many rp-genes have in common and that previously were identified as transcription activation sites (RPG-boxes or UASrpg). Using appropriate deletion mutants of the fusion genes we could demonstrate that a single RPG-box is sufficient for the transcriptional upshift. In addition, both copy genes encoding rp28 which differ considerably in their extent of transcriptional activity, show the upshift effect in a proportional manner. Definite proof for the role of the UASrpg in nutritional regulation was obtained by examining the effect of a synthetic RPG-box on transcription.

Structural analysis of the Drosophila rpA1 gene, a member of the eucaryotic ‘A’ type ribosomal protein family

Abstract: The expression of ribosomal protein (r-protein) genes is uniquely regulated at the translational level during early development of Drosophila. Here we report results of a detailed analysis of the r-protein rpA1 gene. A cloned DNA sequence coding for rpA1 has been identified by hybrid-selected translation and amino acid composition analysis. The rpA1 gene was localized to polytene chromosome band 53CD. The nucleotide sequence of the rpA1 gene and its cDNA have been determined. rpA1 is a single copy gene and sequence comparison between the gene and its cDNA indicates that this r-protein gene is intronless. Allelic restriction site polymorphisms outside of the gene were observed, while the coding sequence is well conserved between two Drosophila strains. The protein has unusual domains rich in Ala and charged residues. The rpA1 is homologous to the "A" family of eucaryotic acidic r-proteins which are known to play a key role in the initiation and elongation steps of protein synthesis.

Phosphorylation of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae equivalent of ribosomal protein S6 has no detectable effect on growth.

Abstract: The phosphorylation of mammalian ribosomal protein S6 is affected by a variety of agents, including growth factors and tumor promoters, as well as by expressed oncogenes. Its potential role in the regulation of protein synthesis has been the object of much study. We have developed strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in which the phosphorylatable serines of the equivalent ribosomal protein (S10) were converted to alanines by site-directed mutagenesis. The S10 of such cells is not phosphorylated. Comparison of these cells with the parental cells, whose genomes differ by only six nucleotides, revealed no differences in the lag phase or logarithmic phase of a growth cycle, in growth on different carbon sources, in sporulation, or in sensitivity to heat shock. We conclude that in S. cerevisiae the phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S10 may play no role in regulating the synthesis of proteins. This conclusion leads one to ask whether certain protein phosphorylations are simply the adventitious, if easily observable, result of the imperfect specificity of one or another protein kinase.

Primary structures of and genes for new ribosomal proteins A and B in Escherichia coli.

Abstract: We determined the partial primary structures of and identified the genes for new basic proteins A and B in Escherichia coli ribosomal 50S subunits, found by means of an improved two-dimensional gel electrophoresis method. The sequence up to the 17th amino acid of protein B was in agreement with that of the X gene in the spc operon. The gene for protein A was searched for in the GenBank data base using the sequence up to the 35th amino acid, and was found at a locus between infC and rplT. The base sequence indicated that protein A contained 64 amino acids and had a molecular weight of 6,984. We conclude that proteins A and B are intrinsic ribosomal proteins, and propose calling their genes, rpmI and rpmJ, respectively.

Translational control of ribosomal protein synthesis during early Dictyostelium discoideum development.

Abstract: Throughout the developmental program of Dictyostelium discoideum there are substantial changes in the rates of both ribosome utilization and rRNA transcription and processing. We examined the regulation of ribosomal protein (r-protein) gene expression and found that, at the start of development, expression of these genes was drastically and specifically reduced by a block to translational initiation. An apparently separate event signals a sudden decrease in the relative amount of r-protein mRNA at about 10 h of development, a time when aggregated amoebae are forming tight cell-cell contacts. For the first 9 h of development, the relative amount of r-protein mRNA remained essentially unchanged and comparable to levels detected in growing cells. While the r-protein mRNAs were almost fully loaded on polysomes during vegetative growth, they were specifically excluded from polysomes at the start of development. The translational block was not the result of irreversible structural changes which inactivate the r-protein mRNAs since they remained translatable both in vitro, in wheat germ extracts, and in vivo, where they were recruited onto polysomes in the presence of the elongation inhibitor cycloheximide. In addition, precise measurements of poly(A) tail lengths on individual hybrid-selected mRNA species showed that there is no difference in the poly(A) tail length of r-protein mRNA isolated from growing cells and 1-h developing cells. Therefore, changes in translational efficiency cannot be attributed to cleavage of poly(A) tails.