Single-mRNA imaging and modeling reveal coupled translation initiation and elongation rates
Lamberti, I.; Chao, J.; Gobet, C.; Naef, F.
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mRNA translation involves multiple regulatory steps, but how translation elongation influences protein output remains unclear. Using SunTag live-cell imaging and mathematical modeling, we quantified translation dynamics in single mRNAs across diverse coding sequences. Our Totally Asymmetric Exclusion Process (TASEP)-based Hidden Markov Model (HMM) revealed a strong coordination between initiation and elongation rates, resulting in consistently low ribosome density ([≤]12% occupancy) across all reporters. This coupling persisted under pharmacological inhibition of the elongation factor eIF5A, where proportional decreases in both initiation and elongation rates maintained homeostatic ribosome density. In contrast, eIF5A knockout cells exhibited a significant decrease in ribosome density, suggesting altered coordination. Together, these results highlight a dynamical coupling of initiation and elongation rates at the single-mRNA level, preventing ribosome crowding and maintaining translational homeostasis in mammalian cells.
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