Silencing of the nuclear RPS10 gene encoding mitochondrial ribosomal protein alters translation in Arabidopsis mitochondria

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Hardly anything is known about translational control of plant mitochondrial gene expression. Here, we provide evidence for differential translation of mitochondrial transcripts in Arabidopsis thaliana. We found that silencing of the nuclear RPS10 gene encoding mitochondrial ribosomal protein S10 disturbs the ratio between the small and large subunits of mitoribosomes, with an excess of the latter. Moreover, a portion of the small subunits are incomplete, lacking at least the S10 protein. rps10 cells also have an increased mitochondrial DNA copy number per cell, causing an upregulation of all mitochondrial transcripts. Mitochondrial translation is also altered so that it largely overrides the hyperaccumulation of transcripts, and as a consequence, only ribosomal proteins are oversynthesized, whereas oxidative phosphorylation subunits are downregulated. Expression of nuclear-encoded components of mitoribosomes and oxidative phosphorylation system (OXPHOS) complexes seems to be less affected. The ultimate coordination of expression of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes occurs at the complex assembly level. These findings indicate that mitoribosomes can regulate gene expression by varying the efficiency of translation ofmRNAs for OXPHOS and ribosomal proteins. © 2013 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved.

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Kwasniak, M., Majewski, P., Skibior, R., Adamowicz, A., Czarna, M., Sliwinska, E., & Janska, H. (2013). Silencing of the nuclear RPS10 gene encoding mitochondrial ribosomal protein alters translation in Arabidopsis mitochondria. Plant Cell, 25(5), 1855–1867. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.113.111294

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