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Molecular and Cellular Biology, May 2006, p. 3718-3727, Vol. 26, No. 10
0270-7306/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.26.10.3718-3727.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Nuclear Recycling of the Pre-60S Ribosomal Subunit-Associated Factor Arx1 Depends on Rei1 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Nai-Jung Hung and Arlen W. Johnson*

Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

Received 20 October 2005/ Returned for modification 5 December 2005/ Accepted 23 February 2006

Arx1 and Rei1 are found on late pre-60S ribosomal particles containing the export adaptor Nmd3. Arx1 is related to methionine aminopeptidases (MetAPs), and Rei1 is a C2H2 zinc finger protein whose function in ribosome biogenesis has not been previously characterized. Arx1 and Rei1 localized predominately to the nucleus and cytoplasm, respectively, but could be coimmunoprecipitated, suggesting that they are transiently in the same 60S complex. arx1{Delta} mutants showed a modest accumulation of 60S subunits in the nucleus, suggesting that Arx1 enhances 60S export. Deletion of REI1 led to cold sensitivity and redistribution of Arx1 to the cytoplasm, where it remained bound to free 60S subunits. However, deletion of ARX1 or the fusion of enhanced GFP (eGFP) to Rpl25 suppressed the cold sensitivity of an rei1{Delta} mutant. The presence of eGFP on Rpl25 or its neighboring protein Rpl35 reduced the binding of Arx1 to 60S subunits, suggesting that Arx1 binds to 60S subunits in the vicinity of the exit tunnel. Mutations in Arx1 that disrupted its binding to 60S also suppressed an rei1{Delta} mutant and restored the normal nuclear localization of Arx1. These results indicate that the cold sensitivity of rei1{Delta} cells is due to the persistence of Arx1 on 60S subunits in the cytoplasm. Furthermore, these results suggest that Rei1 is needed for release of Arx1 from nascent 60S subunits after export to the cytoplasm but not for the subsequent nuclear import of Arx1.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, 1 University Station, A5000, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0162. Phone: (512) 475-6350. Fax: (512) 471-7088. E-mail: arlen{at}mail.utexas.edu.

Molecular and Cellular Biology, May 2006, p. 3718-3727, Vol. 26, No. 10
0270-7306/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/MCB.26.10.3718-3727.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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