The scanning mechanism of eukaryotic translation initiation

AG Hinnebusch - Annual review of biochemistry, 2014 - annualreviews.org
In eukaryotes, the translation initiation codon is generally identified by the scanning
mechanism, wherein every triplet in the messenger RNA leader is inspected for …

The mechanism of eukaryotic translation initiation: new insights and challenges

AG Hinnebusch, JR Lorsch - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Translation initiation in eukaryotes is a highly regulated and complex stage of gene
expression. It requires the action of at least 12 initiation factors, many of which are known to …

[HTML][HTML] Improved ribosome-footprint and mRNA measurements provide insights into dynamics and regulation of yeast translation

DE Weinberg, P Shah, SW Eichhorn, JA Hussmann… - Cell reports, 2016 - cell.com
Ribosome-footprint profiling provides genome-wide snapshots of translation, but technical
challenges can confound its analysis. Here, we use improved methods to obtain ribosome …

Targeting the eIF4F translation initiation complex: a critical nexus for cancer development

J Pelletier, J Graff, D Ruggero, N Sonenberg - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Elevated protein synthesis is an important feature of many cancer cells and often arises as a
consequence of increased signaling flux channeled to eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) …

The elongation, termination, and recycling phases of translation in eukaryotes

TE Dever, R Green - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in …, 2012 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
This work summarizes our current understanding of the elongation and termination/recycling
phases of eukaryotic protein synthesis. We focus here on recent advances in the field. In …

A mechanistic overview of translation initiation in eukaryotes

CE Aitken, JR Lorsch - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2012 - nature.com
Translation initiation in eukaryotes is a complex and highly regulated process requiring the
action of at least 12 protein factors. The pathway is distinguished by the formation of a pre …

Molecular mechanism of scanning and start codon selection in eukaryotes

AG Hinnebusch - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
The correct translation of mRNA depends critically on the ability to initiate at the right AUG
codon. For most mRNAs in eukaryotic cells, this is accomplished by the scanning …

A dynamic model of proteome changes reveals new roles for transcript alteration in yeast

MV Lee, SE Topper, SL Hubler, J Hose… - Molecular systems …, 2011 - embopress.org
The transcriptome and proteome change dynamically as cells respond to environmental
stress; however, prior proteomic studies reported poor correlation between mRNA and …

eIF4G has intrinsic G-quadruplex binding activity that is required for tiRNA function

SM Lyons, P Kharel, Y Akiyama, S Ojha… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
As cells encounter adverse environmental conditions, such as hypoxia, oxidative stress or
nutrient deprivation, they trigger stress response pathways to protect themselves until …

The ribosomal protein Asc1/RACK1 is required for efficient translation of short mRNAs

MK Thompson, MF Rojas-Duran, P Gangaramani… - Elife, 2016 - elifesciences.org
Translation is a core cellular process carried out by a highly conserved macromolecular
machine, the ribosome. There has been remarkable evolutionary adaptation of this machine …