PMID:15522083

Citation	Hirokawa, G, Inokuchi, H, Kaji, H, Igarashi, K and Kaji, A (2004) In vivo effect of inactivation of ribosome recycling factor - fate of ribosomes after unscheduled translation downstream of open reading frame. Mol. Microbiol. 54:1011-21
Abstract	The post-termination ribosomal complex is disassembled by ribosome recycling factor (RRF) and elongation factor G. Without RRF, the ribosome is not released from mRNA at the termination codon and reinitiates translation downstream. This is called unscheduled translation. Here, we show that at the non-permissive temperature of a temperature-sensitive RRF strain, RRF is lost quickly, and some ribosomes reach the 3' end of mRNA. However, instead of accumulating at the 3' end of mRNA, ribosomes are released as monosomes. Some ribosomes are transferred to transfer-messenger RNA from the 3' end of mRNA. The monosomes thus produced are able to translate synthetic homopolymer but not natural mRNA with leader and canonical initiation signal. The pellet containing ribosomes appears to be responsible for rapid but reversible inhibition of most but not all of protein synthesis in vivo closely followed by decrease of cellular RNA and DNA synthesis.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.04324.x
Keywords	Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Escherichia coli Proteins/metabolism; Open Reading Frames; Peptides/genetics; Peptides/metabolism; Protein Biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger/metabolism; RNA, Transfer/metabolism; Ribosomal Proteins/metabolism; Ribosomes/metabolism; Temperature
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