Project description:Messenger RNA translation is a complex process that is still poorly understood in eukaryotic organelles like mitochondria. Growing evidence indicate though that mitochondrial translation differs from its bacterial counterpart in many key aspects. In this analysis, we used the ribosome profiling technology to generate a genome-wide snapshot view of mitochondrial translation in Arabidopsis. We show that, unlike in humans, most Arabidopsis mitochondrial ribosomes footprints measure 27 and 28 bases. We also reveal that respiratory subunits encoding mRNAs show much higher ribosome association than other mitochondrial mRNAs, implying that they are translated to higher levels. Homogenous ribosome densities were generally detected within each respiratory complex except for complex V where higher ribosome coverage corroborate with higher needs in specific subunits. In complex I respiratory mutants, a slight reorganization of mitochondrial mRNAs ribosome association was detected involving an increase in ribosome densities on certain ribosomal protein encoding transcripts and a reduction in the translation of a few complex V mRNAs. Altogether, our observations reveal that plant mitochondrial translation is a dynamic process and that translational control is important for gene expression in plant mitochondria. This study paves the way for future advances in the understanding of translation in higher plant mitochondria.
Project description:The rate of protein synthesis varies according to the mRNA sequence in ways that affect gene expression. Global analysis of translational pausing is now possible with ribosome profiling. Here, we revisit an earlier report that Shine-Dalgarno sequences are the major determinant of translational pausing in bacteria. Using refinements in the profiling method as well as biochemical assays, we find that SD motifs have little (if any) effect on elongation rates. We argue that earlier evidence of pausing arose from two factors. First, in previous analyses, pauses at Gly codons were difficult to distinguish from pauses at SD motifs. Second, and more importantly, the initial study preferentially isolated long ribosome-protected mRNA fragments that are enriched in SD motifs. These findings clarify the landscape of translational pausing in bacteria as observed by ribosome profiling. Ribosome profiling (three replicates) and RNAseq (two replicates) of E. coli MG1655
Project description:We report the application of ribosome profiling method to map ribosome locations on transcripts in de-etiolating Arabidopsis seedlings
Project description:Genome-wide profiling establishes that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) exerts an extensive, unforeseen level of specific control over which cellular mRNAs are recruited to or excluded from polyribosomes. The landscape of translationally-regulated host mRNAs regulates HCMV replication. The HCMV imposed translational signature shares similarities with cancer cells Two biological replicate experiments were performed profiling total and polysomal mRNAs from i) HCMV-infected vs mock-infected cells and ii) uninfected cells transduced with a lentivirus expressing doxycyclin (dox)-inducible HCMV UL38 +/- dox. Analysis of translationally-controlled host genes in HCMV-infected cell and cells expressing the HCMV UL38 gene product
Project description:The aim of this project is to deeply map the proteome of mitochondria from the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. For this purpose, mitochondria were isolated from Arabidopsis cell cultures, their proteins extracted and processed using SP3 digestion. To achieve high sequence coverage, the proteins were digested with a total of six different proteases and measured using sensitive timsTOF Pro hardware and TIMS fractionation.
Project description:We report the application of ribosome profiling method to map ribosome locations on transcripts in de-etiolating Arabidopsis seedlings Examine steady-state mRNA and ribosome-protected mRNA abundance in 4-day-old etiolated seedlings with/without 4-h light treatment