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The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2B (eIF2B) provides a fundamental controlled point in the pathway of protein synthesis. eIF2B is the heteropentameric guanine nucleotide exchange factor that converts eIF2, from an inactive guanosine diphosphate–bound complex to eIF2-guanosine triphosphate. This reaction is controlled in response to a variety of cellular stresses to allow the rapid reprogramming of cellular gene expression. Here we demonstrate that in contrast to other translation initiation factors, eIF2B and eIF2 colocalize to a specific cytoplasmic locus. The dynamic nature of this locus is revealed through fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis. Indeed eIF2 shuttles into these foci whereas eIF2B remains largely resident. Three different strategies to decrease the guanine nucleotide exchange function of eIF2B all inhibit eIF2 shuttling into the foci. These results implicate a defined cytoplasmic center of eIF2B in the exchange of guanine nucleotides on the eIF2 translation initiation factor. A focused core of eIF2B guanine nucleotide exchange might allow either greater activity or control of this elementary conserved step in the translation pathway.
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Abbreviations used in this paper: eIF, eukaryotic initiation factor; Met-tRNAiMet, initiator methionyl tRNA; MFC, multifactor complex; SCD, synthetic complete media; TC, ternary complex.

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The initiation of eukaryotic protein synthesis is a highly regulated step in the gene expression pathway. One of the fundamental controlled points in translation initiation involves the recycling of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2) by the guanine nucleotide exchange factor, eIF2B (see Fig. 1 A). eIF2 in its active GTP-bound form interacts with initiator methionyl tRNA (Met-tRNAiMet) to form a ternary complex (TC) (Hinnebusch, 2000). In yeast, this TC can associate with initiation factors eIF1, eIF3, and eIF5 to form the multifactor complex (MFC; Asano et al., 2000). The MFC recruits the 40S ribosomal subunit to the mRNA to allow subsequent scanning, recognition of the AUG start codon, and GTP hydrolysis on eIF2 (Hinnebusch, 2000). The conserved guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B is required for recycling of the resulting GDP-bound eIF2 into the translationally active GTP-bound form. eIF2B is encoded in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by the essential genes GCD1 (eIF2B), GCD2 (eIF2B), GCD6 (eIF2B), GCD7 (eIF2B), and the nonessential gene GCN3 (eIF2B) (Hinnebusch, 2000). Mutations in the human genes encoding the five subunits of eIF2B have recently been identified as the cause of childhood ataxia with central nervous system hypomyelination also called leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (van der Knaap et al., 2002). The eIF2B-dependent exchange reaction is a tightly regulated step in the translation initiation pathway. For instance, in mammalian cells, direct inhibition of eIF2B occurs in response to insulin signaling (Wang et al., 2001). In yeast, mutations in the  subunit of eIF2B increase sensitivity to fusel alcohols such as butanol (Ashe et al., 2001). However, by far the best-characterized regulatory mechanism involves the phosphorylation of the  subunit of eIF2 on Ser-51. Phosphorylated eIF2 forms an inactive complex with eIF2B, resulting in a reduced cellular pool of active eIF2–GTP and hence a diminished rate of translation initiation (Hinnebusch, 2000). Four different mammalian eIF2 kinases have been identified, which are activated by different stresses (Dever, 2002). In contrast, in the yeast S. cerevisiae, the only eIF2 kinase is Gcn2p and studies of its regulation in response to amino acid starvation have served as a paradigm for other more complex systems (Hinnebusch, 2000).

In mammalian cells, stresses that promote eIF2 phosphorylation (e.g., arsenite or heat shock) result in the sequestration of mRNA and eukaryotic translation initiation factors into cytoplasmic granules, termed stress granules (Anderson and Kedersha, 2002; Kimball et al., 2003). These stress granules have been proposed to be sites where mRNA is targeted to give untranslated mRNP complexes. In addition, mRNA decay factors in both mammalian cells and yeast have been demonstrated to aggregate into cytoplasmic foci (Sheth and Parker, 2003; Cougot et al., 2004). Intriguingly, in yeast these degradation factor foci (or P bodies) increase in response to stress (Teixeira et al., 2005).7 S0 z: t. S; p

In this paper we have assessed the localization of several key eukaryotic translation initiation factors in the yeast S. cerevisiae. We show that the guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B and the guanine nucleotide binding protein eIF2 have a characteristic localization to a large cytoplasmic focus. This localization profile is both specific to these factors and dependent upon active protein synthesis. FRAP studies reveal that the eIF2 component continually shuttles between the foci and the cytoplasm whereas eIF2B is a stable feature of the foci. Several conditions known to inhibit eIF2B guanine nucleotide exchange prevent eIF2 shuttling into these foci. Therefore, we propose that these foci are sites of guanine nucleotide exchange and hence form part of a highly organized mechanism for regenerating translationally competent eIF2.; s' K- m. y8 o( \3 M
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In this study we have investigated the localization of eukaryotic translation initiation factors in yeast. The chromosomal copies of a number of yeast translation initiation factors were COOH-terminally tagged with the enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) (Knop et al., 1999). These tagged proteins represent the sole source of the eIF in each yeast strain. The resultant tagged forms therefore support viability and present no discernable phenotype. In live cells, GFP-tagged eIF4AI, eIF5, eIF4GI, eIF4E, and eIF3b (Prt1p) are dispersed throughout the cytoplasm (Fig. 1 B, i, ii, iii, iv, and v). Conversely, the  and  subunits of eIF2, and the  and  subunits of eIF2B, localize to a defined cytoplasmic focus, which is largely specific to the mother cell (Fig. 1 B, vi, vii, viii, and ix). This localization represents the site of 40.61% (±3.31) of eIF2B factor localization, whereas only 17.50% (±1.32) of eIF2 localizes to the focus with the remainder showing diffuse cytoplasmic localization (Table I). To confirm the localization of the GFP-tagged forms, an indirect immunofluorescence assay using an antibody to the  subunit of eIF2B was performed. This analysis confirmed the presence of the large cytoplasmic body observed with the GFP tagged proteins (Fig. 1 D).

eIF2B is the guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eIF2, and these factors are known to interact (Pavitt et al., 1998). Therefore, we examined whether eIF2 and eIF2B localize to the same cytoplasmic body within individual cells. A strain bearing eIF2-YFP and eIF2B-CFP was constructed and in this strain these proteins colocalize to the same cytoplasmic foci (Fig. 1 C).

The interaction of eIF2-GTP with Met-tRNAiMet to form TC is a critical step in the translation initiation pathway (Hinnebusch, 2000). If the eIF2–eIF2B foci are sites of TC formation then Met-tRNAiMet would be expected to colocalize. To address this, FISH analysis using a probe specific to Met-tRNAiMet was performed. As a control, a probe to the elongator methionyl-tRNA was also used. As shown in Fig. 2 A, Met-tRNAiMet does not colocalize to the sites of eIF2B localization. Therefore it seems unlikely that the localized foci represent sites of TC formation.

As determined by Western blot analysis, a basal level of phosphorylated eIF2 exists in yeast cells during non-stress conditions (Fig. 2 E). Previous studies have shown that phosphorylated eIF2 has a higher affinity for eIF2B (Pavitt et al., 1998). Therefore it is possible that the localized foci represent sites where this phosphorylated form of eIF2 is bound to eIF2B. To assess this we made use of a gcn2 strain, deficient in the eIF2 kinase. As expected this strain contains no phosphorylated eIF2 under any conditions (Fig. 2 E). We observed no dramatic difference in the size or abundance of the localization of either the eIF2B or the eIF2 subunits in the gcn2-null background strains in the presence or absence of amino acids as compared with the wild-type control (Fig. 2 B). A similar result is obtained when the  subunit of eIF2 is GFP tagged and is observed in the presence of the nonphosphorylatable eIF2 (SUI2 S51A) (unpublished data). Therefore the localized eIF2–eIF2B foci do not solely represent sites where phosphorylated eIF2 sequesters eIF2B.0 {( T) ^: l# d( E
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Intriguingly, although the overall localization of the eIF2 and eIF2B subunits is not altered in the wild-type cells during amino acid starvation, quantification of eIF2 in the foci after amino acid removal reveals an approximate twofold increase in eIF2 (Table I). The amino acid starvation conditions used are entirely comparable in terms of the level of eIF2 phosphorylation to the classically defined addition of 3-amino triazole (3-AT) (Fig. 2 E; Hinnebusch and Fink, 1983). As well as the twofold increase in eIF2 in the foci, these conditions also bring about a slight increase in eIF2B. Interestingly, when eIF2 and eIF2B were quantified in the gcn2-null mutant the slight increase in eIF2B in the foci after amino acid starvation was still observed. However, under these conditions, there was no increase of eIF2 in the gcn2-null cells. The nonelevated level of eIF2 within the foci in the gcn2 strain was maintained even after an amino acid starvation of 1h. Therefore, although these foci are not dependent upon phosphorylated eIF2, there is an increased level of eIF2 in the foci during stress which is not observed in a gcn2-null mutant. This may be a consequence of the reported increased affinity of phosphorylated eIF2 for eIF2B (Pavitt et al., 1998)

To assess whether these foci are integral features for active translation, we made use of the antibiotic cycloheximide. At concentrations of cycloheximide which inhibit both translation initiation and elongation (Arava et al., 2003), the eIF2–eIF2B foci are lost and the factors disperse throughout the cytoplasm (Fig. 2 C). Although cycloheximide inhibits the peptidyltransferase activity during translation elongation, the drug also inhibits translation initiation (Pestka, 1971; Arava et al., 2003). To investigate more specifically the importance of translation initiation on the localization of the eIF2–eIF2B foci we made use of the prt1-1 mutation in the eIF3b subunit. Intriguingly, at the nonpermissive temperature this mutation also resulted in the dispersal of the eIF2–eIF2B foci (Fig. 2 D). It has recently been documented that in a prt1-1 mutant at the nonpermissive temperature translation initiation is inhibited at a step upstream of eIF2 GTP hydrolysis and eIF2 is retained on the 40S ribosomal subunit (Nielsen et al., 2004). Therefore, it seems that either the maintenance of eIF2 bound to 40S subunits away from foci or the accumulation of GDP-bound eIF2 in the prt1-1 mutant leads to disruption of the foci. This raises the question as to whether eIF2 is a required constituent of the foci and what the dynamics of the eIF2–eIF2B interaction are.

To examine the dynamic properties of these foci further, we made use of the technique FRAP. Using strains bearing either eIF2B-GFP or eIF2-GFP, the recovery of fluorescence was measured after targeted photobleaching of the eIF2–eIF2B foci. Photobleaching of the GFP chromophore is irreversible yet does not affect the function of proteins (White and Stelzer, 1999). Interestingly, after photobleaching eIF2-GFP fluorescence in the foci rapidly recovers with a mean half time of recovery measuring t1/2 = 3.63 s (±0.60) (Fig. 3, A and B). In contrast, recovery of eIF2B-GFP was not observed over this time period (Fig. 3, C and D). Detailed images of representative FRAP experiments are shown in Fig. S1 (available at http://www.jcb.org/cgi/content/full/jcb.200503162/DC1). These results suggest that eIF2 is rapidly shuttling into the foci while the guanine nucleotide exchange factor eIF2B is a resident feature. This raises the possibility that guanine nucleotide exchange might be occurring directly in these foci.

Amino acid starvation is a well documented stress in yeast, which reduces the guanine nucleotide exchange rate of reaction for eIF2B. Visualization of the eIF2B- and eIF2-tagged proteins upon removal of amino acids does not reveal an alteration in the localization of the eIF2–eIF2B foci, however, the proportion of eIF2 in the foci does increase upon the removal of amino acids (Fig. 2 B and Table I). FRAP analysis shows that upon removal of amino acids there is a significant reduction in the mean rate of recovery for eIF2-GFP, t1/2 = 13.45 s (±1.87; Fig. 4, A and B). The three- to fourfold change in FRAP recovery is consistent with the change in rate of protein synthesis observed after amino acid starvation (unpublished data). Therefore a condition known to inhibit the guanine nucleotide exchange activity of eIF2B, leads to a reduced rate of eIF2 shuttling into the foci. Longer time points of amino acid starvation (e.g., 1 h), exacerbated the reduction of eIF2 recycling (Fig. 4, C and D). Interestingly, when FRAP experiments using a gcn2 strain (which is translationally resistant to amino acid starvation as eIF2 cannot be phosphorylated) were performed after amino acid starvation, eIF2 recovery after photobleaching is unaffected where the t1/2 = 3.35 s (±0.29; Fig. 4, C and D).
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To further investigate the hypothesis that these foci could represent specific sites of eIF2B guanine nucleotide exchange activity, we used two alternative strategies to inhibit eIF2B activity. First, we monitored the rate of eIF2 recovery in eIF2-GFP–bearing strains, harboring plasmids containing the constitutive GCN2 alleles (GCN2c), pAV1245 [GCN2cM788V-E1606G], and pAV1248 [GCN2cM788V-E1591K] (Ramirez et al., 1992; Garcia-Barrio et al., 2000). In these strains, the dominant activation of Gcn2p kinase leads to constitutive eIF2 phosphorylation and thus decreased eIF2B activity. This increase in eIF2 phosphorylation is shown by Western blot analysis in Fig. 5 C where both constitutive alleles of Gcn2p result in equivalent levels of eIF2 phosphorylation to those observed under the classically defined amino acid starvation conditions (Hinnebusch and Fink, 1983). In the presence of both mutant alleles little recovery of eIF2 fluorescence was observed after photobleaching. In addition, the fraction of eIF2 in the foci is elevated over twofold relative to wild type, consistent with the elevated eIF2 phosphorylation and the increase in the fraction of eIF2 in the foci after amino acid starvation (Fig. 5 C and Table I). Therefore increasing the level of eIF2 phosphorylation reduces the rate of eIF2 shuttling through the foci. Second, we made use of a strain bearing a point mutation in the  subunit of eIF2B (gcd6-F250L), to test eIF2 recovery after photobleaching (Gomez and Pavitt, 2000). This strain is also deleted for the eIF2 kinase Gcn2p, which ensures that the effect on eIF2 is purely a result of altered eIF2B activity and not a result of potential phosphorylation of eIF2 by Gcn2p. As for the constitutive GCN2 alleles, the eIF2 foci failed to recover after photobleaching in this eIF2B mutant strain whereas for the wild-type controls eIF2-GFP foci recovered normally (Fig. 5, D and E). Therefore an eIF2B mutant with reduced guanine nucleotide exchange activity shows a greatly reduced rate of eIF2 shuttling through the foci.
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In this study we show that eIF2 and eIF2B colocalize to a specific focus within the cell, whereas other translation initiation factors show a dispersed cytoplasmic localization. Our data support the hypothesis that these eIF2–eIF2B foci are sites where guanine nucleotide exchange occurs. First, both eIF2 (the guanine nucleotide binding protein) and eIF2B (the guanine nucleotide exchange factor for eIF2) localize to the same foci in actively growing and translating cells. Second, eIF2 has the ability to rapidly shuttle into and out of these foci, whereas eIF2B is a more stable component. Moreover, three independent means of inhibiting eIF2B activity all result in reduced eIF2 shuttling (Table II). Therefore, these combined results suggest that eIF2 dynamically migrates through a center for guanine nucleotide exchange.
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Interestingly, the integrity of these foci requires active translation, as cycloheximide an antibiotic that inhibits both translation initiation and translation elongation, disrupts the localization of the eIF2–eIF2B foci. The localization of the two factors is also disrupted in the presence of the eIF3b mutant, prt1-1. These results are surprising and pose the question, why would the inhibition of translation initiation disperse a focused center of the guanine nucleotide exchange factor, eIF2B From the quantification data we know that stresses that increase the level of phosphorylated eIF2 and thereby decrease the guanine nucleotide exchange activity, do not alter the structure of the foci but rather increase the proportion of eIF2 localizing to the foci (Table I). This is intriguing with respect to the cycloheximide result as in mammalian systems work has documented that the addition of cycloheximide induces the phosphorylation of eIF2 thereby sequestering eIF2B activity (Jiang et al., 2003). We have performed Western analysis under the cycloheximide conditions used to inhibit translation in yeast and do not see any increase in the level of phosphorylated eIF2 (unpublished data). We favor the idea that the addition of cycloheximide results in the dispersal of the eIF2–eIF2B guanine nucleotide exchange body by preventing the flux of eIF2 through the foci. We envisage that the sequestration of eIF2 on the ribosome or the accumulation of eIF2 in a GTP-bound form might limit eIF2 dynamics through the foci. This theory is supported by a similar dispersal of the foci in the presence of a prt1-1 mutant. Recent data suggests that in a prt1-1 mutant, eIF2 is sequestered in 48S preinitiation complexes and translation initiation is inhibited at a step upstream of eIF2 GTP hydrolysis (Nielsen et al., 2004). Therefore, in this mutant accumulation of GTP-bound eIF2 or eIF2 bound to ribosomes would limit the availability of GDP-bound eIF2. This interpretation suggests that the eIF2–eIF2B foci are sensitive to the level of GDP-bound eIF2 and if this falls below a defined threshold the foci disperse.
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Another obvious question is whether these foci relate to the mammalian cytoplasmic stress granules or the processing bodies containing mRNA decay factors (Anderson and Kedersha, 2002; Sheth and Parker, 2003). The mammalian stress granules contain many translation initiation factors in stalled complexes (Anderson and Kedersha, 2002; Kimball et al., 2003). The yeast foci described here probably serve distinct functions as they are not dependent upon stress, they do not contain eIF3, eIF4G, or eIF4E, and are unchanged in an eIF2 kinase mutant. Recent work has demonstrated that the yeast mRNA decay factors localize to cytoplasmic processing bodies (Sheth and Parker, 2003). The eIF2–eIF2B foci are distinct from these processing bodies as they localize to unrelated cytoplasmic regions (unpublished data). Indeed processing bodies like the mammalian stress granules become more pronounced and abundant under translationally inhibited conditions (Teixeira et al., 2005), yet the eIF2–eIF2B foci are associated with highly active translation initiation and are dispersed after complete inhibition of translation initiation.1 ~0 ?4 R- M: Y& I7 [: {9 @

If these foci represent sites of guanine nucleotide exchange then it is possible that the in vivo rate of eIF2 shuttling and level of eIF2 associated with the foci can be informative with regard to the kinetics and dynamics of the exchange reaction (Nika et al., 2000). When yeast cells are starved for amino acids the  subunit of eIF2 is phosphorylated and as a consequence the affinity of eIF2 for eIF2B increases (Pavitt et al., 1998). This tight binding of phosphorylated eIF2 to eIF2B results in a decreased rate of nucleotide exchange under limiting eIF2B levels (Sudhakar et al., 2000). When the level of eIF2 in the foci was quantified we observed an increase after amino acid starvation (Table I). That this increase is due to the phosphorylation of the eIF2 subunit is demonstrated as it is not observed in a gcn2-null mutant under the same stress conditions. FRAP analysis measures the recovery of fluorescence into the foci and could therefore relate to the rate at which eIF2-GDP enters the exchange region (i.e., the on rate). Therefore, the decreased rate of eIF2 shuttling observed by FRAP may be a consequence of a decreased off rate due to the increased affinity of phosphorylated eIF2 for eIF2B. This interpretation is further supported by experiments using GCN2-constitutive mutants. Here the constitutive level of phosphorylated eIF2 as determined by Western blot analysis is comparable to the level obtained after amino acid starvation and as a consequence dramatic reduction in shuttling is observed (Fig. 5, B and C).

The FRAP and quantification analyses for the exchange mutant of eIF2B are intriguing. This mutant results in no recovery of eIF2 fluorescence after photobleaching, which is consistent with previous decreased exchange activity for this mutant (Gomez and Pavitt, 2000). However, the quantification data reveals no increase in the level of eIF2 in the foci for this mutant. This lack of increased eIF2 binding is consistent with previous in vitro work where no difference in affinity for eIF2 was observed for this mutant (Gomez and Pavitt, 2000). These data suggest that for this mutant there is a decrease in both the association to and dissociation from eIF2B in the foci, and that this may relate to a decrease in both the on and off rate with regard to guanine nucleotide exchange.0 {; l8 e# H+ g( _' u0 o3 M

From the quantification data we observed that only 40% of eIF2B localizes to the foci. Although we propose that this is a site where guanine nucleotide exchange takes place it is almost certainly not the sole site for exchange in the cell and other pools of eIF2B-dependent guanine nucleotide exchange are likely to exist. Indeed, there is evidence to suggest that some exchange may take place on the ribosome (Ramaiah et al., 1992).7 Q6 J1 ~7 ~7 V4 V+ u9 e$ I

Guanine nucleotide exchange by eIF2B, results in the regeneration of active eIF2-GTP from inactive eIF2-GDP. This exchange reaction is fundamental for the efficient regulation of translation initiation in response to many stresses. It is known that the total cellular level of eIF2 complexes far exceeds the cellular level of eIF2B (von der Haar and McCarthy, 2002). It is therefore intriguing to speculate that for extremely efficient guanine nucleotide exchange to take place, the cell may need to concentrate eIF2B into a defined region of the cell. In doing so, the eIF2 molecules must shuttle to and from this region in order to exchange their guanine nucleotides. Additionally, as eIF2B is a target for the inhibition of translation initiation, a localized region of complexes may augment this regulation.

Materials and methods
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Yeast strains (Table III) were grown on standard yeast extract, peptone, glucose (YPD) media, or synthetic complete media (SCD) at 30°C (Guthrie and Fink, 1991). Amino acid starvation was brought about by the removal of all amino acids for 15 min. Strains were COOH-terminally tagged with eGFP, CFP, or YFP using a PCR-based assay and plasmids pYM12, pYM31, and pYM797 (Dr. G. Pereira, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; Knop et al., 1999). The GFP tagging was confirmed by both PCR and Western blot analysis. The strains YMK807 and YMK467 were generated by transformation of strains YMK23 and YMK36 with an ADE2 DNA fragment. YMK1123 and YMK1124 were generated by crossing YMK135 with YMK880 and YMK883, respectively. Strains YMK1087 and YMK1088 were generated by crossing YMK515 with YMK880 and YMK883, respectively. Strains YMK1212 and YMK1213 were constructed by crossing YMK127 and YMK1211 and YMK129 and YMK1211, respectively.
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GFP microscopy and FRAP analysis were performed using live cells grown in SCD media. The cells were mounted onto 0.5% poly-L-lysine–coated slides and visualized on a Zeiss LSM 510 confocal microscope with a 100x Plan Apochromat oil objective (NA 1.4). An argon laser (488 nm) was used at 55% capacity and the images were analyzed with Zeiss LSM software (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.). For FRAP analysis the highest value of three initial prebleached images was set to 100% intensity. A defined region around the foci was chosen as the bleached area. Photobleaching was performed at 100% laser transmission and recovery was followed by recording images at 5 s intervals after bleaching at 4% laser transmission. Each image is composed of an average of three scans. Control cells were fixed in 3.7% formaldehyde for 1 h before FRAP analysis. Data analysis and the 1/2 values (the time needed to reach half of the final intensity after bleaching) were generated as previously described (Rabut and Ellenberg, 2005). Quantification of the eIF2 and eIF2B foci was performed using the National Institutes of Health ImageJ software. The significance of variability amongst the means of the experimental groups shown in Table I was determined by paired test, using PRISM Version 4 software (GraphPAD Software). Differences among experimental groups were considered to be statistically significant when P
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Cells were fixed in 3.7% formaldehyde left at room temperature for 1 h and pelleted. Cell pellets were washed in 0.1 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, resuspended in 1 mg/ml lyticase, 0.1 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.5, and incubated a 30°C for 30 min. The resulting spheroplasts were gently pelleted, resuspended in PBS, and mounted onto 0.1% (wt/vol) poly-L-lysine–coated slides. Cells were blocked for 30 min in 4% BSA, PBS in a humid chamber, and then incubated with primary antibody anti-eIF2B (provided by Dr. G Pavitt, The University of Manchester) overnight at 4°C. After a number of washes in PBS the cells were incubated with an anti–rabbit secondary antibody for 2 h in the dark. Cells were washed with PBS and mounted in mounting solution (1 mg/ml phenylenediamine, 90% glycerol, 50 mM Tris, pH 9.0, 50 ng/ml DAPI). The cells were viewed using a 100x Plan Apochromat oil objective (NA 1.4). An argon laser (488 nm) was used at 55% capacity and the images were analyzed with Zeiss LSM software (Carl Zeiss MicroImaging, Inc.).
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Western blot analysis of eIF2 and phosphoserine 51 eIF2
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Yeast strains were grown to an OD600 of 0.7 in SCD-His and treated in the absence of amino acids or the presence of 50 mM 3-aminotriazole (3-AT) for 15 min as described previously (Holmes et al., 2004). Yeast strains containing the GCN2c mutant plasmids were grown to an OD600 of 0.7 in SCD-Ura. All cells were lysed and protein samples were prepared, electrophoretically separated, and subjected to immunoblot analysis as described previously (Ashe et al., 2000). The phosphospecific eIF2 (Biosource International) and eIF2 (provided by Dr. G. Pavitt) antibodies were used for the detection.
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We thank G. Pereira, G. Pavitt, and C. Stirling for reagents and advice. We thank D. Jackson and C. Tang for their assistance with the confocal microscopy. We especially thank R. Parker and D. Teixeira for helpful discussion.
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This work and S.G. Campbell was supported by a Wellcome Trust project grant 067328/Z/02/Z to M.P. Ashe. N.P. Hoyle was supported by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council strategic studentship.
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