期刊名称：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN：0027-8424
电子版ISSN：1091-6490
出版年度：2017
卷号：114
期号：2
页码：340-345
DOI：10.1073/pnas.1617234114
语种：English
出版社：The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要：Novel APOBEC1 target 1 ( Nat1 ) (also known as “ p97 ,” “ Dap5 ,” and “ Eif4g2 ”) is a ubiquitously expressed cytoplasmic protein that is homologous to the C-terminal two thirds of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4G ( Eif4g1 ). We previously showed that Nat1 -null mouse embryonic stem cells (mES cells) are resistant to differentiation. In the current study, we found that NAT1 and eIF4G1 share many binding proteins, such as the eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF3 and eIF4A and ribosomal proteins. However, NAT1 did not bind to eIF4E or poly(A)-binding proteins, which are critical for cap-dependent translation initiation. In contrast, compared with eIF4G1, NAT1 preferentially interacted with eIF2, fragile X mental retardation proteins (FMR), and related proteins and especially with members of the proline-rich and coiled-coil–containing protein 2 (PRRC2) family. We also found that Nat1 -null mES cells possess a transcriptional profile similar, although not identical, to the ground state, which is established in wild-type mES cells when treated with inhibitors of the ERK and glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) signaling pathways. In Nat1 -null mES cells, the ERK pathway is suppressed even without inhibitors. Ribosome profiling revealed that translation of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 3 ( Map3k3 ) and son of sevenless homolog 1 ( Sos1 ) is suppressed in the absence of Nat1 . Forced expression of Map3k3 induced differentiation of Nat1 -null mES cells. These data collectively show that Nat1 is involved in the translation of proteins that are required for cell differentiation.
