Release factor-dependent ribosome rescue by BrfA in the Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis
Rescue of the ribosomes from dead-end translation complexes, such as those on truncated (non-stop) mRNA, is essential for the cell. Whereas bacteria use trans -translation for ribosome rescue, some Gram-negative species possess alternative and release factor (RF)-dependent rescue factors, which enab...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Nature communications 2019-11, Vol.10 (1), p.5397-14, Article 5397 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Rescue of the ribosomes from dead-end translation complexes, such as those on truncated (non-stop) mRNA, is essential for the cell. Whereas bacteria use
trans
-translation for ribosome rescue, some Gram-negative species possess alternative and release factor (RF)-dependent rescue factors, which enable an RF to catalyze stop-codon-independent polypeptide release. We now discover that the Gram-positive
Bacillus subtilis
has an evolutionarily distinct ribosome rescue factor named BrfA. Genetic analysis shows that
B. subtilis
requires the function of either
trans
-translation or BrfA for growth, even in the absence of proteotoxic stresses. Biochemical and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) characterization demonstrates that BrfA binds to non-stop stalled ribosomes, recruits homologous RF2, but not RF1, and induces its transition into an open active conformation. Although BrfA is distinct from
E. coli
ArfA, they use convergent strategies in terms of mode of action and expression regulation, indicating that many bacteria may have evolved as yet unidentified ribosome rescue systems.
In bacteria, the conserved trans-translation system serves as the primary pathway of ribosome rescue, but many species can also use alternative rescue pathways. Here the authors report that in
B. subtilis
, the rescue factor BrfA binds to non-stop stalled ribosomes, recruits RF2 but not RF1, and induces transition of the ribosome into an open active conformation. |
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ISSN: | 2041-1723 2041-1723 |
DOI: | 10.1038/s41467-019-13408-7 |