PMID- 11106749 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20020122 LR - 20220410 IS - 1097-2765 (Print) IS - 1097-2765 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 5 DP - 2000 Nov TI - Regulated translation initiation controls stress-induced gene expression in mammalian cells. PG - 1099-108 AB - Protein kinases that phosphorylate the alpha subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2alpha) are activated in stressed cells and negatively regulate protein synthesis. Phenotypic analysis of targeted mutations in murine cells reveals a novel role for eIF2alpha kinases in regulating gene expression in the unfolded protein response (UPR) and in amino acid starved cells. When activated by their cognate upstream stress signals, the mammalian eIF2 kinases PERK and GCN2 repress translation of most mRNAs but selectively increase translation of Activating Transcription Factor 4 (ATF4), resulting in the induction of the downstream gene CHOP (GADD153). This is the first example of a mammalian signaling pathway homologous to the well studied yeast general control response in which eIF2alpha phosphorylation activates genes involved in amino acid biosynthesis. Mammalian cells thus utilize an ancient pathway to regulate gene expression in response to diverse stress signals. FAU - Harding, H P AU - Harding HP AD - Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine The Department of Medicine, Kaplan Cancer Center New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. FAU - Novoa, I AU - Novoa I FAU - Zhang, Y AU - Zhang Y FAU - Zeng, H AU - Zeng H FAU - Wek, R AU - Wek R FAU - Schapira, M AU - Schapira M FAU - Ron, D AU - Ron D LA - eng GR - DK47119/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - ES08681/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - United States TA - Mol Cell JT - Molecular cell JID - 9802571 RN - 0 (Amino Acids) RN - 0 (Atf4 protein, rat) RN - 0 (CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Ddit3 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Ddit3 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP) RN - 0 (Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2) RN - 0 (Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Molecular Chaperones) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 145891-90-3 (Activating Transcription Factor 4) RN - 147336-12-7 (Transcription Factor CHOP) RN - EC 2.7.- (Protein Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Eif2ak4 protein, mouse) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (PERK kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (eIF-2 Kinase) SB - IM MH - Activating Transcription Factor 4 MH - Amino Acids/biosynthesis/*deficiency/genetics MH - Animals MH - CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Proteins/genetics MH - Carrier Proteins/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Cricetinae MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism MH - Endoplasmic Reticulum Chaperone BiP MH - Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2/chemistry/metabolism MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - *Heat-Shock Proteins MH - Mammals/*genetics MH - Mice MH - Molecular Chaperones/metabolism MH - Mutation/genetics MH - *Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational MH - Phosphorylation MH - Protein Denaturation MH - *Protein Folding MH - Protein Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Ribosomes/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factor CHOP MH - Transcription Factors/biosynthesis/genetics MH - eIF-2 Kinase/genetics/*metabolism EDAT- 2000/12/07 00:00 MHDA- 2002/01/23 10:01 CRDT- 2000/12/07 00:00 PHST- 2000/12/07 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2002/01/23 10:01 [medline] PHST- 2000/12/07 00:00 [entrez] AID - S1097-2765(00)00108-8 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)00108-8 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Cell. 2000 Nov;6(5):1099-108. doi: 10.1016/s1097-2765(00)00108-8.