Figure 4.
RNA helicase activities of eIF4A mutant proteins containing select natural and non-natural rocaglate-associated aa patterns in a human whole protein background. (A) Helicase Vmax of the wild-type human eIF4A1 containing the rocaglate-binding pattern TPFFQI and 17 variants of the human eIF4A1 protein (Table S4), including one expressing the Aglaia sp. aa pattern TPLFQM. All natural and non-natural aa patterns analyzed exhibited Vmax within a narrow range, indicating that the helicase activity is maintained. (B) Side-by-side Vmax comparison of mutant pairs differing only in the aa residue at position 199 of the eIF4A protein. The two substitutions analyzed, I199V and I199M, are the only natural substitutions at this position revealed by our global eIF4A sequence survey (RF relative fluorescence; error bars indicate mean standard error from three technical replicates; error bars removed in (B) for clarity).