Université de Rennes 1, UMR, CNRS 6290 IGDR, Translation and Folding Team, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes Cedex, France.
RNA Biol. 2013 Feb;10(2):314-20. doi: 10.4161/rna.23342. Epub 2013 Jan 16.
A finely tuned balance of translation, storage and decay of mRNAs (mRNAs) is important for the regulation of gene expression. In eukaryotic cells, this takes place in dynamic cytoplasmic RNA-protein granules termed Processing bodies (P-bodies). In this study, by using immunoelectron tomography, 3D modeling and template matching, we analyze the size and the organization of the polysomes in the vicinity of human P-bodies. Our results show the presence of several polysomes that are compatible with a translational activity around P-bodies. Therefore, movement of mRNAs between polysomes and P-bodies can take place when the two compartments are in close contact. The presence of initiation factors in the proximity of P-bodies also suggests that translation of mRNAs can resume at the periphery of these granules.
mRNA(信使 RNA)的翻译、储存和降解的精细平衡对于基因表达的调控非常重要。在真核细胞中,这种平衡发生在称为处理体(P 体)的动态细胞质 RNA-蛋白质颗粒中。在这项研究中,我们通过免疫电子断层扫描、三维建模和模板匹配,分析了人 P 体附近多核糖体的大小和组织。我们的结果表明,存在几种多核糖体,这与 P 体周围的翻译活性相容。因此,当这两个隔室紧密接触时,mRNA 可以在多核糖体和 P 体之间移动。P 体附近存在起始因子也表明这些颗粒的外围可以重新开始翻译 mRNA。