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Woo Jae Kim, Joon Hyun Kim and Sung Key Jang
Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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Sung Key Jang, Department of Life Science, Pohang University of Science and Technology, PBC no. 277, San 31, Hyoja-Dong, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 54 279 2298; Fax: +82 54 279 8009
Received 20 June 2007; Accepted 17 October 2007; Published online 22 November 2007.
Abstract
The signaling lipid molecule 15-deoxy-delta 12,14-prostaglandin J2 (15d-PGJ2) has multiple cellular functions, including anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic activities. Here, we report that 15d-PGJ2 blocks translation through inactivation of translational initiation factor eIF4A. Binding of 15d-PGJ2 to eIF4A blocks the interaction between eIF4A and eIF4G that is essential for translation of many mRNAs. Cysteine 264 in eIF4A is the target site of 15d-PGJ2. The antineoplastic activity of 15d-PGJ2 is likely attributed to inhibition of translation. Moreover, inhibition of translation by 15d-PGJ2 results in stress granule (SG) formation, into which TRAF2 is sequestered. The sequestration of TRAF2 contributes to the anti-inflammatory activity of 15d-PGJ2. These findings reveal a novel cross-talk between translation and inflammatory response, and offer new approaches to develop anticancer and anti-inflammatory drugs that target translation factors including eIF4A.
Keywords: eIF4A, 15d-PGJ2, inflammation, proliferation, translation
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