The induction of apoptosis leads to a substantial inhibition of protein synthesis. During this process changes to the translation-initiation factors, the ribosome and the cellular level of mRNA have been documented. However, it is by no means clear which of these events are necessary to achieve translational shutdown. In this article, we discuss modifications to the translational apparatus that occur during apoptosis and examine the potential contributions that they make to the inhibition of protein synthesis. Moreover, we present evidence that suggests that a global increase in the rate of mRNA degradation occurs before the caspase-dependent cleavage of initiation factors. Increased mRNA decay is temporally correlated with the shutdown of translation and therefore plays a major role in the inhibition of protein synthesis in apoptotic cells.
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August 01 2004
Translation inhibition during the induction of apoptosis: RNA or protein degradation?
M. Bushell;
M. Bushell
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*Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
†Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Stanford University, CA, U.S.A.
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M. Stoneley;
M. Stoneley
*Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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P. Sarnow;
P. Sarnow
†Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Stanford University, CA, U.S.A.
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A.E. Willis
A.E. Willis
*Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, University Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
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March 22 2004
Online ISSN: 1470-8752
Print ISSN: 0300-5127
© 2004 The Biochemical Society
2004
Biochem Soc Trans (2004) 32 (4): 606–610.
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M. Bushell, M. Stoneley, P. Sarnow, A.E. Willis; Translation inhibition during the induction of apoptosis: RNA or protein degradation?. Biochem Soc Trans 1 August 2004; 32 (4): 606–610. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST0320606
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