Abstract
cEF1A, the eukaryotic homologue of bacterial elongation factor Tu, is a well characterized translation elongation factor responsible for delivering aminoacyl-tRNAs to the A-site at the ribosome. Here we show for the first time that cEF1A also associates with the nascent chain distal to the peptidyltransferase center. This is demonstrated for a variety of nascent chains of different lengths and sequences. Interestingly, unlike other ribosome-associated factors, cEF1A also interacts with polypeptides after their release from the ribosome. We demonstrate that cEF1A does not bind to correctly folded full-length proteins but interacts specifically with proteins that are unable to fold correctly in a cytosolic environment. This association was demonstrated both by photo-cross-linking and by a functional refolding assay.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 18545-18551 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 277 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 24 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology