ORCID ID
Valentin Gogonea https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6154-8497
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-2022
Publication Title
PNAS
Abstract
Amino acid ligation to cognate transfer RNAs (tRNAs) is catalyzed by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs)-essential interpreters of the genetic code during translation. Mammalian cells harbor 20 cytoplasmic aaRSs, out of which 9 (in 8 proteins), with 3 non-aaRS proteins, AIMPs 1 to 3, form the similar to 1.25-MDa multi-tRNA synthetase complex (MSC). The function of MSC remains uncertain, as does its mechanism of assembly. Constituents of multiprotein complexes encounter obstacles during assembly, including inappropriate interactions, topological constraints, premature degradation of unassembled subunits, and suboptimal stoichiometry. To facilitate orderly and efficient complex formation, some complexes are assembled cotranslationally by a mechanism in which a fully formed, mature protein binds a nascent partner as it emerges from the translating ribosome. Here, we show out of the 121 possible interaction events between the 11 MSC constituents, 15 are cotranslational. AIMPs are involved in the majority of these cotranslational interactions, suggesting they are not only critical for MSC structure but also for assembly. Unexpectedly, several cotranslational events involve more than the usual dyad of interacting proteins. We show two modes of cotranslational interaction, namely a "multisite" mechanism in which two or more mature proteins bind the same nascent peptide at distinct sites and a second "piggy-back" mechanism in which a mature protein carries a second fully formed protein and binds to a single site on an emerging peptide. Multimodal mechanisms of cotranslational interaction offer a diversity of pathways for ordered, piecewise assembly of small subcomplexes into larger heteromultimeric complexes such as the mammalian MSC.
Recommended Citation
Khan, Krishnendu; Long, Briana; Gogonea, Valentin; Deshpande, Gauravi M.; Vasu, Kommireddy; and Fox, Paul L., "Multimodal Cotranslational Interactions Direct Assembly of the Human Multi-tRNA Synthetase Complex" (2022). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 627.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/scichem_facpub/627
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DOI
10.1073/pnas.2205669119
Version
Publisher's PDF
Volume
119
Issue
36
Comments
Research was supported by National Institute of Diabe-tes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01 DK124203 and R01 DK123236 toP.L.F.), National Institute on Aging (R01 AG067146 to P.L.F.), National Instituteof Neurological Disorders and Stroke (R01 NS124547 to P.L.F. and V.G.),Research Accelerator Program Grant from the Lerner Research Institute, ClevelandClinic (to P.L.F.), and VelaSano 6 Pilot Award (to P.L.F.