Beretta, L. and Gingras, A. C. and Svitkin, Y. V. and Hall, M. N. and Sonenberg, N.. (1996) Rapamycin blocks the phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and inhibits cap-dependent initiation of translation. The EMBO Journal, 15 (3). pp. 658-664.
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Abstract
The immunosuppressant drug rapamycin blocks progression of the cell cycle at the G1 phase in mammalian cells and yeast. Here we show that rapamycin inhibits cap-dependent, but not cap-independent, translation in NIH 3T3 cells. Cap-dependent translation is also specifically reduced in extracts from rapamycin-treated cells, as determined by in vitro translation experiments. This inhibition is causally related to the dephosphorylation and consequent activation of 4E-BP1, a protein recently identified as a repressor of the cap-binding protein, eIF-4E, function. These effects of rapamycin are specific as FK506, a structural analogue of rapamycin, had no effect on either cap-dependent translation or 4E-BP1 phosphorylation. The rapamycin-FK506 binding protein complex is the effector of the inhibition of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation as excess of FK506 over rapamycin reversed the rapamycin-mediated inhibition of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation. Thus, inactivation of eIF-4E is, at least in part, responsible for inhibition of cap-dependent translation in rapamycin-treated cells. Furthermore, these results suggest that 4E-BP1 phosphorylation is mediated by the FRAP/TOR signalling pathway.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development > Biochemistry (Hall) |
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UniBasel Contributors: | Hall, Michael N. |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
ISSN: | 0261-4189 |
e-ISSN: | 1460-2075 |
Note: | Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article |
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Last Modified: | 09 Nov 2017 08:30 |
Deposited On: | 22 Mar 2012 13:19 |
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