Journal: Nature Communications
Article Title: Ribosome inhibition by C9ORF72 -ALS/FTD-associated poly-PR and poly-GR proteins revealed by cryo-EM
doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-30418-0
Figure Lengend Snippet: a Comparison of translation inhibition by PR 20 and GR 20 to that by harringtonine, cycloheximide, and GDPCP upon a 5-min preincubation with rabbit reticulocyte lysates prior to addition of nanoluciferase mRNA ( t = 0). IC50 of PR 20 and GR 20 are similar to those of cycloheximide, harringtonine, and GDPCP ( n = 3 independent experiments, mean ± SEM; RLU, relative luminescence units). b Comparison of translation inhibition by PR 20 and GR 20 to that by harringtonine, cycloheximide, and GDPCP. The inhibitors were added 300–400 s (gaps in the curves) after addition of nanoluciferase mRNA. PR 20 and GR 20 act similarly to elongation inhibitors cycloheximide and GDPCP ( n = 3 independent experiments, mean ± SEM). c Comparison of polysome profiles of rabbit reticulocyte lysate translating endogenous mRNA in the presence of translation inhibitors (Abs254, UV absorbance at 254 nm). The translation mixture was incubated for 5 min at 30 °C in the presence or absence of PR 20 , GR 20 , harringtonine, cycloheximide, and GDPCP ( n = 2 independent experiments, representative traces with concurrent uninhibited control are shown). Half-mer peaks (black arrows) are most prominent with PR 20 , GR 20 , and GDPCP. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
Article Snippet: To measure the IC50s of the translational inhibitors cycloheximide (Akros Organics), harringtonine (AbCam), GDPCP (Jena Biosciences), PR 20 and GR 20 , we monitored the translation of nanoluciferase mRNA in nuclease-treated RRL (Promega).
Techniques: Inhibition, Incubation