Global translational impacts of the loss of the tRNA modification t(6)A in yeast
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Thiaville, Patrick
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Legendre, Rachel
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Rojas Benitez, Diego
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Baudin Baillieu, Agnes
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Hatin, Isabelle
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Chalancon, Guilhem
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Glavic Maurer, Álvaro
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Namy, Olivier
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de Crecy Lagard, Valerie
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2016-06-29T21:35:39Z
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2016-06-29T21:35:39Z
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2016
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Microb Cell. 2016 January 1; 3(1): 29–45
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/139275
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The universal tRNA modification t(6)A is found at position 37 of nearly all tRNAs decoding ANN codons. The absence of t(6)A(37) leads to severe growth defects in baker's yeast, phenotypes similar to those caused by defects in mcm(5)s(2)U(34) synthesis. Mutants in mcm(5)s(2)U(34) can be suppressed by overexpression of tRNA(UUU)(Lys), but we show t(6)A phenotypes could not be suppressed by expressing any individual ANN decoding tRNA, and t(6)A and mcm(5)s(2)U are not determinants for each other's formation. Our results suggest that t(6)A deficiency, like mcm(5)s(2)U deficiency, leads to protein folding defects, and show that the absence of t(6)A led to stress sensitivities (heat, ethanol, salt) and sensitivity to TOR pathway inhibitors. Additionally, L-homoserine suppressed the slow growth phenotype seen in t(6)A-deficient strains, and proteins aggregates and Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs) were increased in the mutants. The global consequences on translation caused by t(6)A absence were examined by ribosome profiling. Interestingly, the absence of t(6)A did not lead to global translation defects, but did increase translation initiation at upstream non-AUG codons and increased frame-shifting in specific genes. Analysis of codon occupancy rates suggests that one of the major roles of t(6)A is to homogenize the process of elongation by slowing the elongation rate at codons decoded by high abundance tRNAs and I-34:C-3 pairs while increasing the elongation rate of rare tRNAs and G(34):U-3 pairs. This work reveals that the consequences of t(6)A absence are complex and multilayered and has set the stage to elucidate the molecular basis of the observed phenotypes.