eIF4AIII binds spliced mRNA in the exon junction complex and is essential for nonsense-mediated decay
- 21 March 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
- Vol. 11 (4) , 346-351
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb750
Abstract
The exon junction complex (EJC), a set of proteins deposited on mRNAs as a consequence of pre-mRNA splicing, is a key effector of downstream mRNA metabolism. We have identified eIF4AIII, a member of the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A family of RNA helicases (also known as DExH/D box proteins), as a novel EJC core component. Crosslinking and antibody inhibition studies suggest that eIF4AIII constitutes at least part of the platform anchoring other EJC components to spliced mRNAs. A nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein, eIF4AIII associates in vitro and in vivo with two other EJC core factors, Y14 and Magoh. In mammalian cells, eIF4AIII is essential for nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). Finally, a model is proposed by which eIF4AIII represents a new functional class of DExH/D box proteins that act as RNA clamps or 'place holders' for the sequence-independent attachment of additional factors to RNAs.Keywords
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