PMID- 27790092 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 1662-5099 (Print) IS - 1662-5099 (Electronic) IS - 1662-5099 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2016 TI - Upstream Open Reading Frames Located in the Leader of Protein Kinase Mzeta mRNA Regulate Its Translation. PG - 103 LID - 103 AB - For protein synthesis that occurs locally in dendrites, the translational control mechanisms are much more important for neuronal functioning than the transcription levels. Here, we show that uORFs (upstream open reading frames) in the 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) play a critical role in regulation of the translation of protein kinase Mzeta (PKMzeta). Elimination of these uORFs activates translation of the reporter protein in vitro and in primary cultures of rat hippocampal neurons. Using cell-free translation systems, we demonstrate that translational initiation complexes are formed only on uORFs. Further, we address the mechanism of translational repression of PKMzeta translation, by uORFs. We observed an increase in translation of the reporter protein under the control of PKMzeta leader in neuronal culture during non-specific activation by picrotoxin. We also show that such a mechanism is similar to the mechanism seen in cell stress, as application of sodium arsenite to neuron cultures induced translation of mRNA carrying PKMzeta 5'UTR similarly to picrotoxin activation. Therefore, we suppose that phosphorylation of eIF2a, like in cell stress, is a main regulator of PKMzeta translation. Altogether, our findings considerably extend our understanding of the role of uORF in regulation of PKMzeta translation in activated neurons, important at early stages of LTP. FAU - Bal, Natalia V AU - Bal NV AD - Cellular Neurobiology of Learning Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Susorov, Denis AU - Susorov D AD - Laboratory of Mechanisms and Control of Translation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of SciencesMoscow, Russia; Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityMoscow, Russia. FAU - Chesnokova, Ekaterina AU - Chesnokova E AD - Cellular Neurobiology of Learning Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Kasianov, Artem AU - Kasianov A AD - Laboratory of System Biology and Computational Genetics, Vavilov Institute of General Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Mikhailova, Tatiana AU - Mikhailova T AD - Laboratory of Mechanisms and Control of Translation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Alkalaeva, Elena AU - Alkalaeva E AD - Laboratory of Mechanisms and Control of Translation, Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Balaban, Pavel M AU - Balaban PM AD - Cellular Neurobiology of Learning Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. FAU - Kolosov, Peter AU - Kolosov P AD - Cellular Neurobiology of Learning Laboratory, Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Russia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161013 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Mol Neurosci JT - Frontiers in molecular neuroscience JID - 101477914 PMC - PMC5061749 OTO - NOTNLM OT - PKMzeta OT - eIF2a phosphorylation OT - local protein synthesis OT - translational control OT - uORF EDAT- 2016/10/30 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/30 06:01 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2016/10/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/09/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/10/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/10/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00103 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Mol Neurosci. 2016 Oct 13;9:103. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00103. eCollection 2016.