Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1

Elongation factor 1-alpha 1 (eEF1a1) is a translation elongation protein, expressed across eukaryotes. In humans, it is encoded by the EEF1A1 gene.^[5][6]

EEF1A1
Available structures PDB Ortholog search: PDBe RCSB List of PDB id codes 1SYW, 3C5J
Identifiers
Aliases	EEF1A1, CCS-3, CCS3, EE1A1, EEF-1, EEF1A, EF-Tu, EF1A, GRAF-1EF, HNGC:16303, LENG7, PTI1, eEF1A-1, eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1, EF1A1, EF1alpha1
External IDs	OMIM: 130590; MGI: 1096881; HomoloGene: 100799; GeneCards: EEF1A1; OMA:EEF1A1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 6 (human)[1] Band 6q13 Start 73,489,308 bp[1] End 73,525,587 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 9 (mouse)[2] Band 9|9 E1 Start 78,385,731 bp[2] End 78,396,433 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in ganglionic eminence ventricular zone stromal cell of endometrium canal of the cervix left ovary right ovary smooth muscle tissue gallbladder body of uterus gonad Top expressed in epiblast ventricular zone dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell tail of embryo uterus urinary bladder thymus ovary ganglionic eminence genital tubercle More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function nucleotide binding tRNA binding GTP binding translation elongation factor activity protein binding GTPase activity protein kinase binding RNA binding calmodulin binding kinase binding Cellular component cytoplasm cytosol cytoplasmic side of lysosomal membrane ruffle membrane nucleolus cortical actin cytoskeleton extracellular exosome nucleus eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 complex extracellular region extracellular space secretory granule lumen ficolin-1-rich granule lumen plasma membrane membrane myelin sheath Biological process regulation of transcription, DNA-templated translational elongation transcription, DNA-templated cellular response to epidermal growth factor stimulus regulation of chaperone-mediated autophagy protein biosynthesis protein methylation neutrophil degranulation regulation of D-erythro-sphingosine kinase activity Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 1915 13627 Ensembl ENSG00000156508 ENSMUSG00000037742 UniProt P68104 P10126 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001402 NM_001403 NM_010106 RefSeq (protein) NP_001393 NP_034236 Location (UCSC) Chr 6: 73.49 – 73.53 Mb Chr 9: 78.39 – 78.4 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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This gene encodes an isoform of the alpha subunit of the elongation factor-1 complex, which is responsible for the enzymatic delivery of aminoacyl tRNAs to the ribosome. This isoform (alpha 1) is expressed in brain, placenta, lung, liver, kidney, and pancreas, and the other isoform (alpha 2) is expressed in brain, heart and skeletal muscle. This isoform is identified as an autoantigen in 66% of patients with Felty's syndrome. This gene has been found to have multiple copies on many chromosomes, some of which, if not all, represent different pseudogenes.^[7]

Structure

Mammalian eEF1A possesses two paralogs, eEF1A1 and eEF1A2, with high amino acid sequence homology (approximately 90% identity).^{[8][9][10][11]} The sequences of their promoter regions are also highly similar, though that of the eEF1A2 gene contains an additional 81 bp SV40 small antigen sequence at the 5′-end.^[12] The EEF1A1 5' UTR also contains a terminal oligopyrimidine tract.^[13] Thus, these two isoforms demonstrate differences in expression and function: eEF1A1 is expressed in most cells while eEF1A2 is only expressed in adult neuronal and muscle cells, and only eEF1A1 induces HSP70 during heat shock.^[11]

Function

The eEF1A1 protein is an isoform of the eEF-1 complex alpha subunit, an elongation factor protein, a GTPase, and an actin bundling protein.^{[7][8][9][14]} As an elongation factor, it is known to mediate the recruitment of aminoacyl-tRNA to the A-site of the 80S ribosome during protein synthesis.^{[8][14][15][16]} As a result, this protein is ubiquitously expressed.^[8][10][14]

In addition to its role in translation, eEF1A has been shown to play a central role in the nuclear export of proteins.^[17][18][19] Thus, eEF1A can be found in both the cytoplasm for translation and in the nucleus for nuclear transport.^[11] VHL, PABP1 and other proteins containing a TD-NEM (Transcription Dependent Nuclear Export Motif) are exported by eEF1A in a manner that is dependent on ongoing RNA polymerase II (RNA PolII)-dependent transcription.^[17]

Moreover, it participates in several processes required for cell growth and proliferation, including cytoskeleton organization, mitotic apparatus formation, and signal transduction.^{[8][9][14][19]} This protein colocalizes with filamentous actin (F-actin) and is just as abundantly expressed.^[9][14] eEF1A putatively binds actin and microtubules at synapses to modulate the cytoskeleton. In neurons, this ability allows for regulation of the number and size of inhibitory postsynaptic complexes like postsynaptic gephyrin clusters.^[8] eEF1A has also been found to bind to several kinases, phospholipases, and synaptic proteins.^[8] For instance, while associated with actin, it can activate phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase, which then regulates phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate levels.^[14] This protein can also act as a membrane receptor for the cryptic antiadhesive site of fibronectin, thus inhibiting cell anchorage and promoting apoptosis, or anoikis. Though it has not been observed to localize to the cell membrane, it can be found in the outer cell surface.^[16] Its role in apoptosis may also contribute to regulation of cell growth and the immune response.^[14]

Additional functions of eEF1A1 include: serving as a coactivator of the mineralocorticoid receptors in the heart and kidney to enhance expression of endogenous GILZ, SGK1, and CNKSR3;^[10] mediating the TNFα-induced decrease in endothelial nitric oxide synthase mRNA stability;^[10] detecting misfolded proteins and targeting them to the proteosome for proteolytic degradation;^[19] stabilizing viral and cellular RNAs by binding the 3' region;^[11] regulating transcription by recruiting and activating HSF1;^[11] and induction of HSP70 during heat shock.^[11]

Clinical Significance

Upregulation of eEF1A has been reported in breast cancer samples.^[20] Interestingly, however, this upregulation only occurs at the protein level, because the mRNA level is significantly reduced in breast cancer samples.^[20] This paradox has been explained by cell cycle-regulated EEF1A1 mRNA expression and stress-induced increase in eEF1A protein levels in breast cancer cells.^[20][11] Though its role in metastasis remains unclear, the role of eEF1A in cytoskeleton organization may promote tumor cell motility and thus spread.^[9] Alternatively, apoptotic cells may secrete antigens, including eEF1A and other elongation factors, to induce an autoimmune response during cancer. It is postulated that high expression and secretion of elongation factors from tumor tissues, combined with altered levels of eEF1A-derived bacterial peptides in neoplastic disease, may lead to autoimmunity in breast cancer.^[14]

As with breast cancer, upregulation of eEF1A expression is associated with prostate cancer and worsened metastasis-free and overall patient survival.^[9] Moreover, a truncated form of the eEF1A1 protein, prostate tumour inducing gene 1 (PTI-1), has been detected in prostate carcinoma patient-derived blood samples. As eEF1A1 is over-expressed in osteoblasts, which proliferate and differentiate in the presence of tumor cells, it may serve as a serum biomarker to track the metastatic progression of prostate cancer.^[15]

In the case of acute T lymphocytic leukemia, knocking down the eEF1A1 gene produces inhibited proliferation and induced apoptosis of Jurkat cells. These effects may be attributed to the resulting down-regulation of the PI3K/Akt/NF-κB and PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathways.^[21]

eEF1A1 is downregulated in myocardial infarction and potentially participates in cardiovascular disease through its interactions with mineralocorticoid receptors in the heart.^[10] Its role in heat shock response presents it as a target for treating related diseases like spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).^[11]

Interactions

Eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1 alpha 1 has been shown to interact with:

• PLCG1,^[22]
• actin,^[8]
• muscarinic acetylcholine receptor,^[8]
• α2 subunit of GlyR,^[8] and
• SAMHD1.^[19]

References

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19. Morrissey C, Schwefel D, Ennis-Adeniran V, Taylor IA, Crow YJ, Webb M (Feb 2015). "The eukaryotic elongation factor eEF1A1 interacts with SAMHD1". The Biochemical Journal. 466 (1): 69–76. doi:10.1042/BJ20140203. PMID 25423367.
20. Lin CY, Beattie A, Baradaran B, Dray E, Duijf PH (September 2018). "Contradictory mRNA and protein misexpression of EEF1A1 in ductal breast carcinoma due to cell cycle regulation and cellular stress". Scientific Reports. 8 (1): 13904. Bibcode:2018NatSR...813904L. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-32272-x. PMC 6141510. PMID 30224719.
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Further reading

• Madsen HO, Poulsen K, Dahl O, Clark BF, Hjorth JP (Mar 1990). "Retropseudogenes constitute the major part of the human elongation factor 1 alpha gene family". Nucleic Acids Research. 18 (6): 1513–6. doi:10.1093/nar/18.6.1513. PMC 330519. PMID 2183196.
• Bec G, Kerjan P, Zha XD, Waller JP (Dec 1989). "Valyl-tRNA synthetase from rabbit liver. I. Purification as a heterotypic complex in association with elongation factor 1". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264 (35): 21131–7. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(19)30056-0. PMID 2556394.
• Uetsuki T, Naito A, Nagata S, Kaziro Y (Apr 1989). "Isolation and characterization of the human chromosomal gene for polypeptide chain elongation factor-1 alpha". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264 (10): 5791–8. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)83619-5. PMID 2564392.
• Whiteheart SW, Shenbagamurthi P, Chen L, Cotter RJ, Hart GW (Aug 1989). "Murine elongation factor 1 alpha (EF-1 alpha) is posttranslationally modified by novel amide-linked ethanolamine-phosphoglycerol moieties. Addition of ethanolamine-phosphoglycerol to specific glutamic acid residues on EF-1 alpha". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264 (24): 14334–41. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)71682-7. PMID 2569467.
• Wolfson AD, Orlovsky AF, Gladilin KL (Oct 1988). "Mammalian valyl-tRNA synthetase forms a complex with the first elongation factor". FEBS Letters. 238 (2): 262–4. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(88)80492-7. PMID 3169261. S2CID 45934458.
• Ann DK, Wu MM, Huang T, Carlson DM, Wu R (Mar 1988). "Retinol-regulated gene expression in human tracheobronchial epithelial cells. Enhanced expression of elongation factor EF-1 alpha". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263 (8): 3546–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)68958-6. PMID 3346208.
• Brands JH, Maassen JA, van Hemert FJ, Amons R, Möller W (Feb 1986). "The primary structure of the alpha subunit of human elongation factor 1. Structural aspects of guanine-nucleotide-binding sites". European Journal of Biochemistry. 155 (1): 167–71. doi:10.1111/j.1432-1033.1986.tb09472.x. PMID 3512269.
• Opdenakker G, Cabeza-Arvelaiz Y, Fiten P, Dijkmans R, Van Damme J, Volckaert G, Billiau A, Van Elsen A, Van der Schueren B, Van den Berghe H (Apr 1987). "Human elongation factor 1 alpha: a polymorphic and conserved multigene family with multiple chromosomal localizations". Human Genetics. 75 (4): 339–44. doi:10.1007/BF00284104. PMID 3570288. S2CID 19189698.
• Rao TR, Slobin LI (Mar 1986). "Structure of the amino-terminal end of mammalian elongation factor Tu". Nucleic Acids Research. 14 (5): 2409. doi:10.1093/nar/14.5.2409. PMC 339668. PMID 3960725.
• Carvalho MD, Carvalho JF, Merrick WC (Nov 1984). "Biological characterization of various forms of elongation factor 1 from rabbit reticulocytes". Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 234 (2): 603–11. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(84)90310-2. PMID 6568109.
• Shen R, Su ZZ, Olsson CA, Fisher PB (Jul 1995). "Identification of the human prostatic carcinoma oncogene PTI-1 by rapid expression cloning and differential RNA display". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 92 (15): 6778–82. Bibcode:1995PNAS...92.6778S. doi:10.1073/pnas.92.15.6778. PMC 41412. PMID 7542776.
• Reed VS, Wastney ME, Yang DC (Dec 1994). "Mechanisms of the transfer of aminoacyl-tRNA from aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase to the elongation factor 1 alpha". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269 (52): 32932–6. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(20)30080-6. PMID 7806521.
• Kielbassa K, Müller HJ, Meyer HE, Marks F, Gschwendt M (Mar 1995). "Protein kinase C delta-specific phosphorylation of the elongation factor eEF-alpha and an eEF-1 alpha peptide at threonine 431". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270 (11): 6156–62. doi:10.1074/jbc.270.11.6156. PMID 7890750.
• Maruyama K, Sugano S (Jan 1994). "Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides". Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID 8125298.
• Wu-Baer F, Lane WS, Gaynor RB (Feb 1996). "Identification of a group of cellular cofactors that stimulate the binding of RNA polymerase II and TRP-185 to human immunodeficiency virus 1 TAR RNA". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (8): 4201–8. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.8.4201. PMID 8626763.
• Sanders J, Brandsma M, Janssen GM, Dijk J, Möller W (May 1996). "Immunofluorescence studies of human fibroblasts demonstrate the presence of the complex of elongation factor-1 beta gamma delta in the endoplasmic reticulum". Journal of Cell Science. 109 (5): 1113–7. doi:10.1242/jcs.109.5.1113. hdl:1854/LU-01GJAXGWEXX2G4TPB1AKB720BQ. PMID 8743958.
• Welle S, Thornton C, Bhatt K, Krym M (Sep 1997). "Expression of elongation factor-1 alpha and S1 in young and old human skeletal muscle". The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences. 52 (5): B235-9. doi:10.1093/gerona/52A.5.B235. PMID 9310071.
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• Sheu GT, Traugh JA (Dec 1997). "Recombinant subunits of mammalian elongation factor 1 expressed in Escherichia coli. Subunit interactions, elongation activity, and phosphorylation by protein kinase CKII". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272 (52): 33290–7. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.52.33290. PMID 9407120.