Cap-binding protein 4EHP effects translation silencing by microRNAs

Clement Chapat, Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad, Edna Matta-Camacho, Geoffrey G. Hesketh, Idit A. Gelbart, Jan Attig, Christos G. Gkogkas, Tommy Alain, Noam Stern-Ginossar, Marc R. Fabian, Anne-Claude Gingras, Thomas F. Duchaine, Nahum Sonenberg

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Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in a broad variety of biological processes by inhibiting translation initiation and by destabilizing target mRNAs. The CCR4-NOT complex effects miRNA-mediated silencing, at least in part through interactions with 4E-T (eIF4E transporter) protein, but the precise mechanism is unknown. Here we show that the cap-binding eIF4E-homologous protein 4EHP is an integral component of the miRNA-mediated silencing machinery. We demonstrate that the cap-binding activity of 4EHP contributes to the translational silencing by miRNAs through the CCR4-NOT complex. Our results show that 4EHP competes with eIF4E for binding to 4E-T, and this interaction increases the affinity of 4EHP for the cap. We propose a model wherein the 4E-T/4EHP interaction engenders a closed-loopmRNA conformation that blocks translational initiation of miRNA targets.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5425-5430
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Volume114
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 May 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General

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