Functional characterization of IRESes by an inhibitor of the RNA helicase eIF4A
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Functional characterization of IRESes by an inhibitor of the RNA helicase eIF4A. / Bordeleau, Marie-Eve; Mori, Ayaka; Oberer, Monika; Lindqvist, Lisa; Chard, Louisa S; Higa, Tatsuo; Belsham, Graham J; Wagner, Gerhard; Tanaka, Junichi; Pelletier, Jerry.
In: Nature Chemical Biology, Vol. 2, No. 4, 04.2006, p. 213-20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Functional characterization of IRESes by an inhibitor of the RNA helicase eIF4A
AU - Bordeleau, Marie-Eve
AU - Mori, Ayaka
AU - Oberer, Monika
AU - Lindqvist, Lisa
AU - Chard, Louisa S
AU - Higa, Tatsuo
AU - Belsham, Graham J
AU - Wagner, Gerhard
AU - Tanaka, Junichi
AU - Pelletier, Jerry
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - RNA helicases are molecular motors that are involved in virtually all aspects of RNA metabolism. Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A is the prototypical member of the DEAD-box family of RNA helicases. It is thought to use energy from ATP hydrolysis to unwind mRNA structure and, in conjunction with other translation factors, it prepares mRNA templates for ribosome recruitment during translation initiation. In screening marine extracts for new eukaryotic translation initiation inhibitors, we identified the natural product hippuristanol. We show here that this compound is a selective and potent inhibitor of eIF4A RNA-binding activity that can be used to distinguish between eIF4A-dependent and -independent modes of translation initiation in vitro and in vivo. We also show that poliovirus replication is delayed when infected cells are exposed to hippuristanol. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of selectively targeting members of the DEAD-box helicase family with small-molecule inhibitors.
AB - RNA helicases are molecular motors that are involved in virtually all aspects of RNA metabolism. Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4A is the prototypical member of the DEAD-box family of RNA helicases. It is thought to use energy from ATP hydrolysis to unwind mRNA structure and, in conjunction with other translation factors, it prepares mRNA templates for ribosome recruitment during translation initiation. In screening marine extracts for new eukaryotic translation initiation inhibitors, we identified the natural product hippuristanol. We show here that this compound is a selective and potent inhibitor of eIF4A RNA-binding activity that can be used to distinguish between eIF4A-dependent and -independent modes of translation initiation in vitro and in vivo. We also show that poliovirus replication is delayed when infected cells are exposed to hippuristanol. Our study demonstrates the feasibility of selectively targeting members of the DEAD-box helicase family with small-molecule inhibitors.
KW - Adenosine Triphosphate/chemistry
KW - Cross-Linking Reagents/chemistry
KW - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
KW - Escherichia coli/metabolism
KW - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-4A/chemistry
KW - Humans
KW - Hydrolysis
KW - Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
KW - Models, Genetic
KW - Plasmids/metabolism
KW - Poliovirus/genetics
KW - Promoter Regions, Genetic
KW - Protein Binding
KW - Protein Biosynthesis
KW - RNA/chemistry
KW - RNA Helicases/chemistry
KW - RNA, Messenger/metabolism
KW - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry
KW - Ribosomes/chemistry
KW - Structure-Activity Relationship
KW - Transfection
U2 - 10.1038/nchembio776
DO - 10.1038/nchembio776
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 16532013
VL - 2
SP - 213
EP - 220
JO - Nature Chemical Biology
JF - Nature Chemical Biology
SN - 1552-4450
IS - 4
ER -
ID: 257919071