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Submitted on February 15, 2005
Revised on May 20, 2005
Accepted on May 24, 2005

Inhibition of Translation Initiation by Volatile Anesthetics Involves Nutrient-sensitive GCN-independent and -dependent Processes in Yeast

Laura K. Palmer,* Jessica L. Shoemaker, Beverly A. Baptiste, Darren Wolfe,{dagger} and Ralph L. Keil

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033-2390

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Volatile anesthetics including isoflurane affect all cells examined, but their mechanisms of action remain unknown. To investigate the cellular basis of anesthetic action, we are studying S. cerevisiae mutants altered in their response to anesthetics. The zzz3-1 mutation renders yeast isoflurane resistant and is an allele of GCN3. Gcn3p functions in the evolutionarily conserved general amino acid control (GCN) pathway that regulates protein synthesis and gene expression in response to nutrient availability through phosphorylation of the {alpha} subunit of eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2{alpha}). Hyperphosphorylation of eIF2{alpha} inhibits translation initiation during amino acid starvation. Isoflurane rapidly (in <15 min) inhibits yeast cell division and amino acid uptake. Unexpectedly, phosphorylation of eIF2{alpha} decreased dramatically upon initial exposure although hyperphosphorylation occurred later. Translation initiation was inhibited by isoflurane even when eIF2{alpha} phosphorylation decreased and this inhibition was GCN-independent. Maintenance of inhibition required GCN-dependent hyperphosphorylation of eIF2{alpha}. Thus, two nutrient-sensitive stages displaying unique features promote isoflurane-induced inhibition of translation initiation. The rapid phase is GCN-independent and apparently has not been recognized previously. The maintenance phase is GCN-dependent and requires inhibition of general translation imparted by enhanced eIF2{alpha} phosphorylation. Surprisingly, as shown here, the transcription activator Gcn4p does not affect anesthetic response.

Present addresses: *Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus, Altoona, PA 16601; {dagger}Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.

Address correspondence to: Ralph L. Keil (rkeil{at}psu.edu)




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