Interaction of the Eukaryotic Elongation Factor 1A with Newly Synthesized Polypeptides*

eEF1A, the eukaryotic homologue of bacterial elongation factor Tu, is a well characterized translation elongation factor responsible for delivering aminoacyl-tRNAs to the A-site at the ribosome. Here we show for the first time that eEF1A also associates with the nascent chain distal to the peptidyltransferase center. This is demonstrated for a variety of nascent chains of different lengths and sequences. Interestingly, unlike other ribosome-associated factors, eEF1A also interacts with polypeptides after their release from the ribosome. We demonstrate that eEF1A does not bind to correctly folded full-length proteins but interacts specifically with proteins that are unable to fold correctly in a cytosolic environment. This association was demonstrated both by photo-cross-linking and by a functional refolding assay.

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