Reanalysis of ribosome profiling datasets reveals a function of rocaglamide A in perturbing the dynamics of translation elongation via eIF4A

Fajin Li (), Jianhuo Fang, Yifan Yu, Sijia Hao, Qin Zou, Qinglin Zeng and Xuerui Yang ()
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Fajin Li: Tsinghua University
Jianhuo Fang: Tsinghua University
Yifan Yu: Tsinghua University
Sijia Hao: Tsinghua University
Qin Zou: Tsinghua University
Qinglin Zeng: Tsinghua University
Xuerui Yang: Tsinghua University

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Abstract The quickly accumulating ribosome profiling data is an insightful resource for studying the critical details of translation regulation under various biological contexts. Rocaglamide A (RocA), an antitumor heterotricyclic natural compound, has been shown to inhibit translation initiation of a large group of mRNA species by clamping eIF4A onto poly-purine motifs in the 5′ UTRs. However, reanalysis of previous ribosome profiling datasets reveals an unexpected shift of the ribosome occupancy pattern, upon RocA treatment in various types of cells, during early translation elongation for a specific group of mRNA transcripts without poly-purine motifs over-represented in their 5′ UTRs. Such perturbation of translation elongation dynamics can be attributed to the blockage of translating ribosomes due to the binding of eIF4A to the poly-purine sequence in coding regions. In summary, our study presents the complete dual modes of RocA in blocking translation initiation and elongation, which underlie the potent antitumor effect of RocA.

Date: 2023
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