Protein: Ribosome quality control complex subunit 2 (Translation-associated element 2) (Q12532)
Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast)
Function: As part of the ribosome quality control complex (RQC), a ribosome-associated complex, mediates the extraction of incompletely synthesized nascent chains from stalled ribosomes as well as their ubiquitin-mediated proteasomal degradation. Thereby, frees ribosomes from the stalled translation complex and prevents the accumulation of nascent polypeptide chains that are potentially toxic for the cell. RQC2 is responsible for selective recognition of stalled 60S subunits by recognizing an exposed, nascent chain-conjugated tRNA moiety. RQC2 is important for the stable association of the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase RKR1/LTN1 to the complex. RQC2 is also able to recruit alanine- and threonine-charged tRNA to the A site and directs the elongation of stalled nascent chains independently of mRNA or 40S subunits, leading to non-templated C-terminal Ala and Thr extensions (CAT tails). CAT tails induce a HSF1-dependent heat shock response. CAT tails also promote the RKR1/LTN1-mediated ubiquitination of incompletely synthesized nascent polypeptides and their subsequent proteasomal degradation.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562095}.
Sequence: MKQRISALDLLLLARELKQDLEGYRLSNIYNIADSSKQFLLKFNKPDSKLNVVVDCGLRIYLTEFSRPIPPTPSGFVVKLRKHLKAKRLTALKQVDQDRILVLQFADGHFYLVLEFFSAGNVILLDENRRIMALQRVVLEHENKVGQIYEMFDESLFTTNNESADESIEKNRKAEYTSELVNEWIKAVQAKYESDITVIKQLNIQGKEGAKKKKVKVPSIHKLLLSKVPHLSSDLLSKNLKVFNIDPSESCLNLLEETDSLAELLNSTQLEYNQLLTTTDRKGYILAKRNENYISEKDTADLEFIYDTFHPFKPYINGGDTDSSCIIEVEGPYNRTLDKFFSTIESSKYALRIQNQESQAQKKIDDARAENDRKIQALLDVQELNERKGHLIIENAPLIEEVKLAVQGLIDQQMDWNTIEKLIKSEQKKGNRIAQLLNLPLNLKQNKISVKLDLSSKELNTSSDEDNESEGNTTDSSSDSDSEDMESSKERSTKSMKRKSNEKINVTIDLGLSAYANATEYFNIKKTSAQKQKKVEKNVGKAMKNIEVKIDQQLKKKLKDSHSVLKKIRTPYFFEKYSWFISSEGFLVMMGKSPAETDQIYSKYIEDDDIYMSNSFNSHVWIKNPEKTEVPPNTLMQAGILCMSSSEAWSKKISSSPWWCFAKNVSKFDGSDNSILPEGAFRLKNENDQNHLPPAQLVMGFGFLWKVKTSGNEDNGDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKEEEEKEEEQQQDEDDSNEVNGLEKGGDSNDSTKNNSFEHDNLEKDIEKHCTISSDTDSDSGNAKAKNDNSSTQRILDEPGVPISLIENINSNVRGKRGKLKKIQKKYADQDETERLLRLEALGTLKGIEKQQQRKKEEIMKREVREDRKNKREKQRRLQALKFTKKEKARVNYDKHKSELKPSLDKGDVVDDIIPVFAPWPALLKYKYKVKIQPGSAKKTKTLTEILHYFKSRPLDGSSTDNEMDWPQEHEMIKGLKEQDLVLLLCVDKLKVTIAGQKSTKNGGNSSKKGKKKR
InterPro domains: - IPR008532: NFACT, RNA-binding domain (domain) [576-685]
- IPR051608: Ribosome Quality Control Complex Subunit NEMF (family) [1-1015]
- IPR021846: NFACT protein, C-terminal (domain) [917-1017]
Interaction partners: - Cell division control protein 48
- Ribosome quality control complex subunit 1
- E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase listerin
- Ubiquitin fusion degradation protein 1
- Nuclear protein localization protein 4
- tRNA endonuclease VMS1
- Protein DOM34
- RQC trigger complex subunit RQT4
- E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase HEL2
- Threonylcarbamoyl-AMP synthase
Gene Ontology annotations:
Molecular Function (MF): GO:0003674 (molecular function), GO:0005488 (binding), GO:0097159 (organic cyclic compound binding), GO:1901363 (heterocyclic compound binding), GO:0003676 (nucleic acid binding), GO:0003723 (RNA binding), GO:0000049 (tRNA binding)
Biological Process (BP): GO:0008150 (biological process), GO:0008152 (metabolic process), GO:0009987 (cellular process), GO:0009058 (biosynthetic process), GO:0044237 (cellular metabolic process), GO:0006807 (nitrogen compound metabolic process), GO:0071704 (organic substance metabolic process), GO:0044238 (primary metabolic process), GO:1901564 (organonitrogen compound metabolic process), GO:1901576 (organic substance biosynthetic process), GO:0006413 (translational initiation), GO:0019538 (protein metabolic process), GO:0044249 (cellular biosynthetic process), GO:0034641 (cellular nitrogen compound metabolic process), GO:0043603 (amide metabolic process), GO:0044260 (cellular macromolecule metabolic process), GO:0043170 (macromolecule metabolic process), GO:1901566 (organonitrogen compound biosynthetic process), GO:0006412 (translation), GO:0009059 (macromolecule biosynthetic process), GO:0006518 (peptide metabolic process), GO:0043604 (amide biosynthetic process), GO:0044271 (cellular nitrogen compound biosynthetic process), GO:0034645 (cellular macromolecule biosynthetic process), GO:0010467 (gene expression), GO:0043043 (peptide biosynthetic process), GO:0140053 (mitochondrial gene expression), GO:0032543 (mitochondrial translation)
Cellular Component (CC): GO:0005575 (cellular component), GO:0032991 (protein-containing complex), GO:0110165 (cellular anatomical entity), GO:1990904 (ribonucleoprotein complex), GO:0005622 (intracellular anatomical structure), GO:0043226 (organelle), GO:0005737 (cytoplasm), GO:0031974 (membrane-enclosed lumen), GO:0043233 (organelle lumen), GO:0043229 (intracellular organelle), GO:0030684 (preribosome), GO:0043227 (membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0043228 (non-membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0030686 (90S preribosome), GO:0043231 (intracellular membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0070013 (intracellular organelle lumen), GO:0043232 (intracellular non-membrane-bounded organelle), GO:0031981 (nuclear lumen), GO:0005730 (nucleolus), GO:0005634 (nucleus)