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High hydrostatic pressure inhibits the biosynthesis of eukaryotic elongation factor-2.
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PMID:  15534876     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
High continuous hydrostatic pressure is known to inhibit the total cellular protein synthesis. In this study, our goal was to identify pressure-regulated proteins by using two dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. This analysis showed that under 30 MPa continuous hydrostatic pressure the biosynthesis of eukaryotic elongation factor-2 (eEF-2) was inhibited both in HeLa carcinoma and T/C28a4 chondrocytic cell lines. Western blot analysis of HeLa cells revealed that the cellular protein level of eEF-2 decreased by 40%-50% within 12 h of the pressure treatment. However, the steady-state mRNA level of eEF-2 was not affected by the pressure. Cycloheximide addition after 4 h-pressure treatment suggested that the half-life of eEF-2 protein was shorter in pressurized cells. eEF-2 is responsible for the translocation of ribosome along the specific mRNA during translation, and its phosphorylation prevents the ribosomal translocation. Therefore, increased phosphorylation of eEF-2 was considered as one mechanism that could explain the reduced level of protein synthesis in pressurized HeLa cell cultures. However, Western blot analysis with an antibody recognizing the Thr56-phosphorylated form of eEF-2 showed that phosphorylation of eEF-2 was not elevated in pressurized samples. In conclusion, the inhibition of protein synthesis under high pressure occurs independent of the phosphorylation of eEF-2. However, this inhibition may result from the decrease of cellular eEF-2 protein.
Authors:
Mika A Elo; Hannu M Karjalainen; Reijo K Sironen; Leena Valmu; Nicholas T Redpath; Gareth J Browne; Nisse Kalkkinen; Heikki J Helminen; Mikko J Lammi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cellular biochemistry     Volume:  94     ISSN:  0730-2312     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cell. Biochem.     Publication Date:  2005 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-01-26     Completed Date:  2005-08-09     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8205768     Medline TA:  J Cell Biochem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  497-507     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2004 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, University of Kuopio, 70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Blotting, Northern
Blotting, Western
DNA Primers
Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional
Eukaryotic Cells / metabolism
Hela Cells
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Peptide Elongation Factor 2 / biosynthesis*,  chemistry,  metabolism
Phosphorylation
Pressure
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/DNA Primers; 0/Peptide Elongation Factor 2

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