PMID- 37013984 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230601 LR - 20230601 IS - 1362-4962 (Electronic) IS - 0305-1048 (Print) IS - 0305-1048 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 9 DP - 2023 May 22 TI - Translation regulation of specific mRNAs by RPS26 C-terminal RNA-binding tail integrates energy metabolism and AMPK-mTOR signaling. PG - 4415-4428 LID - 10.1093/nar/gkad238 [doi] AB - Increasing evidence suggests that ribosome composition and modifications contribute to translation control. Whether direct mRNA binding by ribosomal proteins regulates the translation of specific mRNA and contributes to ribosome specialization has been poorly investigated. Here, we used CRISPR-Cas9 to mutate the RPS26 C-terminus (RPS26dC) predicted to bind AUG upstream nucleotides at the exit channel. RPS26 binding to positions -10 to -16 of short 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) mRNAs exerts positive and negative effects on translation directed by Kozak and Translation Initiator of Short 5'UTR (TISU), respectively. Consistent with that, shortening the 5'UTR from 16 to 10 nt diminished Kozak and enhanced TISU-driven translation. As TISU is resistant and Kozak is sensitive to energy stress, we examined stress responses and found that the RPS26dC mutation confers resistance to glucose starvation and mTOR inhibition. Furthermore, the basal mTOR activity is reduced while AMP-activated protein kinase is activated in RPS26dC cells, mirroring energy-deprived wild-type (WT) cells. Likewise, the translatome of RPS26dC cells is correlated to glucose-starved WT cells. Our findings uncover the central roles of RPS26 C-terminal RNA binding in energy metabolism, in the translation of mRNAs bearing specific features and in the translation tolerance of TISU genes to energy stress. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research. FAU - Havkin-Solomon, Tal AU - Havkin-Solomon T AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Fraticelli, Davide AU - Fraticelli D AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Bahat, Anat AU - Bahat A AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Hayat, Daniel AU - Hayat D AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Reuven, Nina AU - Reuven N AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1569-3818 AD - Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Shaul, Yosef AU - Shaul Y AD - Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. FAU - Dikstein, Rivka AU - Dikstein R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6251-4723 AD - Department of Biomolecular Sciences, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Nucleic Acids Res JT - Nucleic acids research JID - 0411011 RN - 0 (5' Untranslated Regions) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - 0 (Ribosomal Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM CIN - 10.1093/nar/gkad269 MH - 5' Untranslated Regions MH - *AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics/metabolism MH - Energy Metabolism/genetics MH - Protein Biosynthesis MH - *Ribosomal Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - *TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics/metabolism PMC - PMC10201367 EDAT- 2023/04/05 06:00 MHDA- 2023/05/23 06:42 PMCR- 2023/04/04 CRDT- 2023/04/04 07:22 PHST- 2023/03/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/02/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/10/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/05/23 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/04/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/04/04 07:22 [entrez] PHST- 2023/04/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 7103205 [pii] AID - gkad238 [pii] AID - 10.1093/nar/gkad238 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 May 22;51(9):4415-4428. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkad238.