Early Scanning of Nascent Polypeptides inside the Ribosomal Tunnel by NAC
Early Scanning of Nascent Polypeptides inside the Ribosomal Tunnel by NAC
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DOI:
10.1016/j.molcel.2019.06.030
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2019-09-05
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Deuerling, Elke
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Gamerdinger, Martin;Kobayashi, Kan;Deuerling, Elke
Cotranslational processing of newly synthesized proteins is fundamental for correct protein maturation. Protein biogenesis factors are thought to bind nascent polypeptides not before they exit the ribosomal tunnel. Here, we identify a nascent chain recognition mechanism deep inside the ribosomal tunnel by an essential eukaryotic cytosolic chaperone. The nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) inserts the N-terminal tail of its beta subunit (N-beta NAC) into the ribosomal tunnel to sense substrates directly upon synthesis close to the peptidyl-transferase center. N-beta NAC escorts the growing polypeptide to the cytosol and relocates to an alternate binding site on the ribosomal surface. Using C. elegans as an in vivo model, we demonstrate that the tunnel-probing activity of NAC is essential for organ ismal viability and critical to regulate endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein transport by controlling ribosome-Sec61 translocon interactions. Thus, eukaryotic protein maturation relies on the early sampling of nascent chains inside the ribosomal tunnel.