Abstract
The 1:1 balance between the numbers of large and small ribosomal subunits can be disturbed by mutations that inhibit the assembly of only one of the subunits. Here, we have investigated if the cell can counteract an imbalance of the number of the two subunits. We show that abrogating 60S assembly blocks 40S subunit accumulation. In contrast, cessation of the 40S pathways does not prevent 60S accumulation, but does, however, lead to fragmentation of the 25S rRNA in 60S subunits and formation of a 55S ribosomal particle derived from the 60S. We also present evidence suggesting that these events occur post assembly and discuss the possibility that the turnover of subunits is due to vulnerability of free subunits not paired with the other subunit to form 80S ribosomes.
Highlights
Ribosomes contain two different subunits, both of which are required for translation
When these strains are shifted from galactose to glucose medium, the synthesis of the protein expressed from the GAL promoter stops, halting assembly of the subunit corresponding to the repressed protein gene
Because cessation of r-protein synthesis arrests the cells in early G1 phase and results in morphological changes (Thapa et al, 2013; Shamsuzzaman et al, 2017), we wanted to determine if the cells are still viable
Summary
Ribosomes contain two different subunits, both of which are required for translation. During its transcription (“co-transcriptionally”), or soon after (“posttranscriptionally”), the long pre-rRNA is cleaved into two parts, each destined for one of the two ribosomal subunits (Osheim et al, 2004; Kos & Tollervey, 2010; Talkish et al, 2016), is further processed into the mature rRNA moieties concurrently with assembly of r-proteins into pre-ribosomal large and small subunits After this split, the pre-40S and pre-60S ribonucleoprotein particles assemble along separate pathways (Woolford & Baserga, 2013; Kressler et al, 2017). This hierarchy shows limited flexibility during changing growth conditions and mutational manipulation of the synthesis of assembly factors (Ohmayer et al, 2013; Talkish et al, 2016), r-proteins are referred to as “early,” “middle,” and “late” binding proteins depending on when in the assembly pathway they initially bind to the ribosomal precursor particles (Shajani et al, 2011; Gamalinda et al, 2014; de la Cruz et al, 2015; Fernandez-Pevida et al, 2016; Zhang et al, 2016)
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