The accumulation of three yeast ribosomal proteins under conditions of excess mRNA is determined primarily by fast protein decay - PubMed (original) (raw)

The accumulation of three yeast ribosomal proteins under conditions of excess mRNA is determined primarily by fast protein decay

E Maicas et al. Mol Cell Biol. 1988 Jan.

Abstract

The suggestion that compensation for overabundant mRNA of the genes for Saccharomyces cerevisiae ribosomal protein (r-protein) L3, L29, or rp59 occurs by translation repression has been reinvestigated. First, analysis of the distribution of these three mRNAs in polysome profiles revealed no differences between normal and mRNA-overproducing strains, indicating that initiation of r-protein translation is not repressed under conditions of mRNA overaccumulation. Second, experiments involving radioactive pulse-labeling of proteins were done by using a modified method of data collection and analysis that allows quantitation and correction for fast decay during the pulse. These measurements revealed that the synthesis rate of the three r-proteins is increased when their mRNA levels are elevated and that their decay rate is also high, with half-lives ranging from a fraction of a minute to more than 10 min. We conclude that accumulation of excess r-protein mRNA has no effect on translation rate; rapid decay of protein during the course of the labeling period can account for the apparent discrepancy between mRNA levels and protein synthesis rates. Yeast r-proteins, when produced in excess, are among the most rapidly degraded proteins so far described.

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The accumulation of three yeast ribosomal proteins under conditions of excess mRNA is determined primarily by fast protein decay - PubMed (original) (raw)