Translation elongation and recoding in eukaryotes

TE Dever, JD Dinman, R Green - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2018 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
In this review, we highlight the current understanding of translation elongation and recoding
in eukaryotes. In addition to providing an overview of the process, recent advances in our …

Mechanism and Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

TE Dever, TG Kinzy, GD Pavitt - Genetics, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In this review, we provide an overview of protein synthesis in the yeast Saccharomyces
cerevisiae. The mechanism of protein synthesis is well conserved between yeast and other …

[PDF][PDF] eIF5A facilitates translation termination globally and promotes the elongation of many non polyproline-specific tripeptide sequences

V Pelechano, P Alepuz - Nucleic acids research, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract eIF5A is an essential protein involved in protein synthesis, cell proliferation and
animal development. High eIF5A expression is observed in many tumor types and has been …

Role of eIF5A in mitochondrial function

M Barba-Aliaga, P Alepuz - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) is an evolutionarily conserved protein
that binds ribosomes to facilitate the translation of peptide motifs with consecutive prolines or …

Genome-wide analyses and functional classification of proline repeat-rich proteins: potential role of eIF5A in eukaryotic evolution

A Mandal, S Mandal, MH Park - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The eukaryotic translation factor, eIF5A has been recently reported as a sequence-specific
elongation factor that facilitates peptide bond formation at consecutive prolines in …

Deoxyhypusine synthase deficiency syndrome zebrafish model: aberrant morphology, epileptiform activity, and reduced arborization of inhibitory interneurons

E Shojaeinia, TL Mastracci, R Soliman, O Devinsky… - Molecular Brain, 2024 - Springer
DHPS deficiency syndrome is an ultra-rare neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) which
results from biallelic mutations in the gene encoding the enzyme deoxyhypusine synthase …

Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 5A2 localizes to actively translating ribosomes to promote cancer cell protrusions and invasive capacity

A Martínez-Férriz, C Gandía, JM Pardo-Sánchez… - Cell Communication and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 5A (eIF-5A), an essential translation factor,
is post-translationally activated by the polyamine spermidine. Two human genes encode eIF …

Iron in translation: from the beginning to the end

AM Romero, MT Martínez-Pastor, S Puig - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Iron is an essential element for all eukaryotes, since it acts as a cofactor for many enzymes
involved in basic cellular functions, including translation. While the mammalian iron …

Yeast translation elongation factor eIF5A expression is regulated by nutrient availability through different signalling pathways

M Barba-Aliaga, C Villarroel-Vicente, A Stanciu… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Translation elongation factor eIF5A binds to ribosomes to promote peptide bonds between
problematic amino acids for the reaction like prolines. eIF5A is highly conserved and …

The activator/repressor Hap1 binds to the yeast eIF5A‐encoding gene TIF51A to adapt its expression to the mitochondrial functional status

M Barba‐Aliaga, P Alepuz - FEBS letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial activity adapts to cellular energetic and metabolic demands; its dysfunction is
a hallmark of ageing and many human diseases. The evolutionarily conserved translation …