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XB-ART-16363
Nucleic Acids Res 1997 Jun 15;2512:2254-8. doi: 10.1093/nar/25.12.2254.
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Eukaryotic release factor 1 (eRF1) abolishes readthrough and competes with suppressor tRNAs at all three termination codons in messenger RNA.

Drugeon G , Jean-Jean O , Frolova L , Le Goff X , Philippe M , Kisselev L , Haenni AL .


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It is known from experiments with bacteria and eukaryotic viruses that readthrough of termination codons located within the open reading frame (ORF) of mRNAs depends on the availability of suppressor tRNA(s) and the efficiency of termination in cells. Consequently, the yield of readthrough products can be used as a measure of the activity of polypeptide chain release factor(s) (RF), key components of the translation termination machinery. Readthrough of the UAG codon located at the end of the ORF encoding the coat protein of beet necrotic yellow vein furovirus is required for virus replication. Constructs harbouring this suppressible UAG codon and derivatives containing a UGA or UAA codon in place of the UAG codon have been used in translation experiments in vitro in the absence or presence of human suppressor tRNAs. Readthrough can be virtually abolished by addition of bacterially-expressed eukaryotic RF1 (eRF1). Thus, eRF1 is functional towards all three termination codons located in a natural mRNA and efficiently competes in vitro with endogenous and exogenous suppressor tRNA(s) at the ribosomal A site. These results are consistent with a crucial role of eRF1 in translation termination and forms the essence of an in vitro assay for RF activity based on the abolishment of readthrough by eRF1.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: etf1 mhc1-uaa mt-tr tfap2c trna zfp36l1

References [+] :
Beaudet, Mammalian peptide chain termination. II. Codon specificity and GTPase activity of release factor. 1971, Pubmed