Genome-wide Translation Profiling by Ribosome-Bound tRNA Capture.

In the ribosome complex, tRNA is a critical element of mRNA translation. A rich repertoire of cell regulation is hypothesized to occur during the recruitment of specific tRNAs in polypeptide formation. However, this basic question in nascent chain biology remains unaddressed due to the lack of technologies to report the complete tRNA complement inside ribosomes during active translation. Here, we characterize a technique for profiling ribosome-embedded tRNA and their modifications. With this method, we generated a comprehensive survey of the quantity and quality of intra-ribosomal tRNAs. In cells under environmental stress, we show that methionine tRNA inside ribosomes is a robust biomarker for the impairment of translation initiation or elongation steps. Concurrent tRNA/mRNA ribosome profiling revealed a stress-dependent incorporation of damaged and uncharged tRNAs into ribosomes causing translation arrest. Thus, tRNA ribosome profiling can provide insights on translation control mechanisms in diverse biological contexts.

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