Changes in Ribosomal Binding Activity of eIF3 Correlate with Increased Translation Rates during Activation of T Lymphocytes (2005)

The rate of protein synthesis in quiescent peripheral blood T lymphocytes increases dramatically following mitogenic activation. The stimulation of translation is due to an increase in the rate of initiation caused by the regulation of initiation factor activities. Here, we focus on eIF3, a large multiprotein complex that plays a central role in the formation of the 40 S initiation complex. Using sucrose density gradient centrifugation to analyze ribosome complexes, we find that most eIF3 is not bound to 40 S ribosomal subunits in unactivated T lymphocytes but becomes ribosome-bound following activation. Immunoblot analyses of sucrose gradient fractions for individual eIF3 subunits show that the small eIF3j subunit is unassociated with the eIF3 complex in quiescent T lymphocytes, but upon activation joins the other eIF3 subunits and binds 40 S ribosomal subunits. Because eIF3j has been shown to be required for eIF3 binding to 40 S ribosomes in vitro, the results suggest that mitogenic stimulation of T lymphocytes leads to an activation of eIF3j, thereby enabling eIF3 to bind to the larger ribosome-free eIF3 subunit complex, and then to the 40 S ribosomes. The association of eIF3j with the other eIF3 subunits appears to be inhibited by rapamycin, suggesting a mechanism that lies downstream from the mammalian target of rapamycin kinase. This association requires ionomycin together with a phorbol ester, which also suggests that calcium signaling is involved. We conclude that the complex formation of eIF3 and its association with the ribosomes might contribute to increased translation rates during T lymphocyte activation. The rate of protein synthesis in quiescent peripheral blood T lymphocytes increases dramatically following mitogenic activation. The stimulation of translation is due to an increase in the rate of initiation caused by the regulation of initiation factor activities. Here, we focus on eIF3, a large multiprotein complex that plays a central role in the formation of the 40 S initiation complex. Using sucrose density gradient centrifugation to analyze ribosome complexes, we find that most eIF3 is not bound to 40 S ribosomal subunits in unactivated T lymphocytes but becomes ribosome-bound following activation. Immunoblot analyses of sucrose gradient fractions for individual eIF3 subunits show that the small eIF3j subunit is unassociated with the eIF3 complex in quiescent T lymphocytes, but upon activation joins the other eIF3 subunits and binds 40 S ribosomal subunits. Because eIF3j has been shown to be required for eIF3 binding to 40 S ribosomes in vitro, the results suggest that mitogenic stimulation of T lymphocytes leads to an activation of eIF3j, thereby enabling eIF3 to bind to the larger ribosome-free eIF3 subunit complex, and then to the 40 S ribosomes. The association of eIF3j with the other eIF3 subunits appears to be inhibited by rapamycin, suggesting a mechanism that lies downstream from the mammalian target of rapamycin kinase. This association requires ionomycin together with a phorbol ester, which also suggests that calcium signaling is involved. We conclude that the complex formation of eIF3 and its association with the ribosomes might contribute to increased translation rates during T lymphocyte activation. Primary, mature peripheral blood T lymphocytes are in a natural, quiescent (G0) resting state until challenged by an appropriate mitogenic stimulus that prompts a growth and proliferative immune response. This growth and proliferative response is highly dependent on increased synthesis of proteins from pre-existing and newly generated mRNAs and occurs before new ribosomal RNA synthesis (1.Kay J.E. Ahern T. Atkins M. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1971; 247: 322-334Crossref PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar, 2.Kay J.E. Ahern T. Lindsay V.J. Sampson J. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1975; 378: 241-250Crossref PubMed Scopus (36) Google Scholar). The resting T lymphocyte in culture maintains its quiescent state, exhibiting a low protein synthesis rate even in the presence of nutrients and serum growth factors in the culture media. When primary T lymphocytes are treated in culture with mitogenic stimulants, proteins synthesis rates dramatically increase. This overall increase in protein synthesis is due to an increase in the rate of translation (1.Kay J.E. Ahern T. Atkins M. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1971; 247: 322-334Crossref PubMed Scopus (58) Google Scholar, 2.Kay J.E. Ahern T. Lindsay V.J. Sampson J. 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These include the phosphorylation state of eIF2α 1The abbreviations used are: eIF, eukaryotic initiation factor; PMA, phorbol myristate acetate (or ‘P‘); I, ionomycin; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; 4E-BP1, eIF4E-binding protein 1; I+P, ionomycin plus PMA; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; MOPS, 4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid; PHA, phytohemagglutinin. 1The abbreviations used are: eIF, eukaryotic initiation factor; PMA, phorbol myristate acetate (or ‘P‘); I, ionomycin; PI3K, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; MAPK, mitogen-activated protein kinase; 4E-BP1, eIF4E-binding protein 1; I+P, ionomycin plus PMA; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; MOPS, 4-morpholinepropanesulfonic acid; PHA, phytohemagglutinin. (7.Jedlicka P. Panniers R. J. Biol. Chem. 1991; 266: 15663-15669Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar, 8.Boal T.R. Chiorini J.A. Cohen R.B. Miyamoto S. Frederickson R.M. Sonenberg N. Safer B. Biochim. Biophys. 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Also examined as potential regulatory mechanisms in lymphocytes are eIF4E and 4E-BP phosphorylation (6.Morley S.J. Rau M. Kay J.E. Pain V.M. Biochem. Soc. Trans. 1993; 21: 397SCrossref PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar, 8.Boal T.R. Chiorini J.A. Cohen R.B. Miyamoto S. Frederickson R.M. Sonenberg N. Safer B. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1993; 1176: 257-264Crossref PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar, 13.Morley S.J. Pain V.M. Biochem. J. 1995; 312: 627-635Crossref PubMed Scopus (41) Google Scholar). Phosphorylation of eIF4E was not found to be regulatory, but phosphorylation of 4E-BP1 and the release of eIF4E appear to play a regulatory role in increased initiation of protein synthesis in lymphocytes. However, as suggested above, regulation at several initiation steps likely is involved. We now examine eIF3, the large multisubunit complex involved in the formation of the 40 S preinitiation complex, as a possible regulatory target during the activation of lymphocytes. eIF3 is the largest of the mammalian initiation factors and is implicated in a number of steps in the initiation pathway. It affects ribosome dissociation/re-association, promotes or stabilizes ternary complex binding to 40 S subunits, helps position mRNA on the 40 S ribosome through its interaction with eIF4G, and may contribute to AUG recognition by affecting eIF5 stimulation of eIF2 GTPase activity (reviewed in Refs. 12.Hershey J.W.B. Merrick W.C. Sonenberg N. Hershey J.W.B. Mathews M.B. Translational Control of Gene Expression. 2nd Ed. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY2000: 33-88Google Scholar and 14.Chaudhuri J. Chowdhury D. Maitra U. J. Biol. 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It is sometimes difficult to perform growth and proliferation studies in already proliferating, often transformed cell lines because: 1) the normal regulatory pathways may be mutated; 2) the cells need to be synchronized with drugs; and/or 3) the cells need to be serum-starved to reduce translation rates and then re-stimulated with serum or growth factors, leading to low translation rate (2- to 3-fold) increases. Frequent problems are high basal translation rates of serum-deprived cells and/or failure to recover when re-fed with serum. Two signals are required for optimum activation of T lymphocytes in nature. The interaction of the T cell receptor with a major histocompatibility complex-peptide presented by an accessory cell such as the macrophage provides the specific antigen-restricted signal. The second signal is provided through interaction of the CD28 molecule with its cognate ligand, the B7 family of proteins. This second antigen-unrestricted signal provides a co-stimulatory signal necessary for full T cell activation. TCR engagement with the major histocompatibility complex-peptide without B7 co-stimulation results in T cell clonal anergy (33.Lenschow D.J. Walunas T.L. Bluestone J.A. Annu. Rev. Immunol. 1996; 14: 233-258Crossref PubMed Scopus (2327) Google Scholar). Optimal activation of T lymphocytes can be mimicked in cell culture with anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 and results in a sustained increase in protein synthesis rate (34.Mao X. Green J.M. Safer B. Lindsten T. Frederickson R.M. Miyamoto S. Sonenberg N. Thompson C.B. J. Biol. Chem. 1992; 267: 20444-20450Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Google Scholar). The combination of ionomycin (I) and the phorbol ester, phorbol myristate acetate (PMA or P), also causes a rapid rise in protein synthesis rates and the onset of cell proliferation (4.Ahern T. Sampson J. Kay J.E. 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The objectives of this study are to investigate if eIF3 subunit expression and eIF3 activity change in I+P- or PMA-activated T lymphocytes, elucidate how eIF3 interacts with other translational components to form the 40 S preinitiation complex, and determine if eIF3-associated translation initiation events are affected by rapamycin or wortmannin. We report the novel observation that most eIF3 in the unactivated lymphocyte is not associated with 40 S ribosomal subunits, but becomes almost completely associated after 24 h with activation conditions that promote proliferation (I+P) and not with conditions that do not (PMA alone). We also find that eIF3j is not associated with the eIF3 complex but joins the complex following activation. Because eIF3j is required for eIF3 binding to 40 S ribosomes in vitro (26.Fraser C.S. Lee J.Y. Mayeur G.L. Bushell M. Doudna J.A. Hershey J.W. J. Biol. 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The buffy coat layer, containing a mixture of T and B lymphocytes, granulocytes, and monocytes, was removed, and the cell mixture was passed through sterile nylon-wool columns to enrich for the T lymphocyte population as previously described (9.Miyamoto S. Kimball S.R. Safer B. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 2000; 1494: 28-42Crossref PubMed Scopus (23) Google Scholar). Cells were grown in RPMI 1640 containing 10% heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum, 100 units/ml penicillin, 100 units/ml penicillin/streptomycin, and 100 μg/ml glutamine, at 37 °C, 5% CO2. T lymphocytes were activated with either 0.25 μm ionomycin plus 10 ng/ml PMA (I+P), or 10 ng/ml PMA (PMA alone). For some experiments, T lymphocytes were isolated from human tonsils using these same methods and were found to respond in a similar manner as peripheral blood lymphocytes to I+P or PMA (45.Carini C. Pini C. DiFelice G. Fattorossi A. Fratazzi C. Immunol. 1993; PubMed Scopus Google Scholar). 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