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RESEARCH SUPPORT, N.I.H., EXTRAMURAL
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DHX29 and eIF3 cooperate in ribosomal scanning on structured mRNAs during translation initiation.

RNA 2016 December
Eukaryotic translation initiation is a complex process involving many components. eIF3 is a scaffold for multiple initiation factors and plays multiple roles in initiation, and DHX29 helicase enhances the formation of the 48S initiation complex on structured mRNAs. Because DHX29 is not a processive helicase, the mechanism underlying its activity is unclear. Here, we show that DHX29 establishes many points of contact with eIF3. In particular, the unique N terminus of DHX29 associates with the RNA recognition motif of eIF3b and the C terminus of the eIF3a subunits of eIF3, and the disruption of either contact impairs DHX29 activity. In turn, DHX29 has weak points of contact with mRNA in the 48S initiation complex, and the pathway taken by mRNA remains unchanged. These results exclude the direct role for this protein in unwinding. Thus, DHX29 and eIF3 cooperate in scanning on structured mRNAs. Our findings support previous genetic data on the role of eIF3 during scanning.

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