THE TRANSLATION MACHINERY AND 70 KD HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN COOPERATE IN PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS
THE TRANSLATION MACHINERY AND 70 KD HEAT-SHOCK PROTEIN COOPERATE IN PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS
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DOI:
10.1016/0092-8674(92)90269-i
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发表时间:
1992-10-02
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影响因子:
64.5
通讯作者:
CRAIG, EA
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作者:
NELSON, RJ;ZIEGELHOFFER, T;CRAIG, EA
The function of the yeast SSB 70 kd heatshock proteins (hsp70s) was investigated by a variety of approaches. The SSB hsp70s (Ssb1/2p) are associated with translating ribosomes. This association is disrupted by puromycin, suggesting that Ssb1/2p may bind directly to the nascent polypeptide. Mutant ssb1 ssb2 strains grow slowly, contain a low number of translating ribosomes, and are hypersensitive to several inhibitors of protein synthesis. The slow growth phenotype of ssb1 ssb2 mutants is suppressed by increased copy number of a gene encoding a novel translation elongation factor 1alpha (EF-1alpha)-like protein. We suggest that cytosolic hsp70 aids in the passage of the nascent polypeptide chain through the ribosome in a manner analogous to the role played by organelle-localized hsp70 in the transport of proteins across membranes.