DENR/MCTS1 knockdown modulates repeat-associated non-AUG translation
Green, K. M.; Miller, S. L.; Malik, I.; Todd, P. K.
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Repeat associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of mRNAs containing repeat-expansion mutations produces toxic peptides in neurons of patients suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Recent findings indicate that RAN translation in diverse model systems is not inhibited by cellular stressors that impair global translation through phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eIF2, the essential eukaryotic translation initiation factor that brings the initiator tRNA to the 40S ribosome. Using in vitro, cell-based, and Drosophila models, we examined the role of alternative ternary complex factors that may function in place of eIF2, including eIF2A, eIF2D, and DENR/MCTS1. Among these factors, DENR knockdown had the greatest inhibitory effect on RAN translation of expanded GGGGCC and CGG repeat reporters, and its reduction improved survival of Drosophila expressing expanded GGGGCC repeats. Taken together, these data support a role for alternative initiation factors in RAN translation and suggest they may serve as novel therapeutic targets in neurodegenerative disease.
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