Elongation factor EF-1 alpha gene dosage alters translational fidelity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mol Cell Biol. 1989 Oct;9(10):4571-5. doi: 10.1128/mcb.9.10.4571-4575.1989.

Abstract

Changes in the dosage of genes encoding elongation factor EF-1 alpha were shown to cause parallel changes in the misreading of nonsense codons. Higher amounts of EF-1 alpha were correlated with increased nonsense suppression, suggesting that the level of EF-1 alpha is critically involved in translational fidelity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Gene Amplification / physiology
  • Paromomycin / pharmacology
  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / biosynthesis
  • Peptide Elongation Factors / genetics*
  • Protein Biosynthesis / physiology*
  • Restriction Mapping
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Suppression, Genetic / physiology

Substances

  • Peptide Elongation Factor 1
  • Peptide Elongation Factors
  • Paromomycin