GIGYF2

UniProt ID: Q6Y7W6
Organism: Homo sapiens
Review Status: COMPLETE
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Gene Description

GIGYF2 (GRB10-interacting GYF protein 2; TNRC15) is the principal scaffold of the 4EHP-GYF2 translational-repressor complex. Through an N-terminal 4EHP-binding motif it binds the non-canonical cap-binding protein 4EHP (EIF4E2), which occupies the mRNA 5' cap but cannot recruit eIF4G, thereby blocking cap-dependent translation initiation. Its central GYF domain bridges EIF4E2 to RNA-associated repressors, including the AU-rich-element protein ZFP36/tristetraprolin, the miRNA-pathway Argonaute AGO2/TNRC6 machinery, and the collided-ribosome sensor E3 ligase ZNF598, and it recruits the DEAD-box helicase/decapping effector DDX6, coupling translational repression to mRNA destabilization and decay. A major role is in ribosome-associated quality control: on mRNAs that cause ribosome stalling, GIGYF2-EIF4E2 impose a negative-feedback loop that suppresses further initiation, reducing translational load and working in parallel with degradation of the stalled nascent chain. The 4EHP-GIGYF2 complex is essential for mammalian embryonic development, and compromised GIGYF2 function causes neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric phenotypes; the gene lies at the PARK11 locus (Parkinson disease 11), although its causal role in Parkinson disease is unclear. GIGYF2 is predominantly cytosolic and also localizes to stress granules, P-bodies and neuronal perikarya/proximal dendrites; SARS-CoV-2 nsp2 co-opts GIGYF2 to repress interferon (IFNB1) translation. A separate legacy role, via the GRB10 adapter, modulates IGF-1/insulin receptor signaling.

Existing Annotations Review

GO Term Evidence Action Reason
GO:0000900 mRNA regulatory element binding translation repressor activity
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Captures GIGYF2's role as a sequence-/element-directed translational repressor: it is recruited by RNA-binding adaptors (ZFP36/TTP, TNRC6/AGO2) to specific mRNA elements and represses their translation via 4EHP. Well supported and core.
Reason: GIGYF2 bridges EIF4E2 to element-binding proteins (e.g. ZFP36/TTP on AU-rich elements) to repress translation of specific transcripts, consistent with this MF.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
acts as a factor that bridges EIF4E2 to ZFP36/TTP, linking
PMID:27157137
upon tethering to a reporter mRNA, GIGYF2 exhibits strong, dose-dependent silencing activity, involving both mRNA destabilization and translational repression.
GO:0045947 negative regulation of translational initiation
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: Core function: the 4EHP-GIGYF2 complex represses cap-dependent translation initiation. Strongly supported phylogenetically and experimentally.
Reason: UniProt and primary literature establish the 4EHP-GYF2 complex as a repressor of translation initiation.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
Key component of the 4EHP-GYF2 complex, a multiprotein
GO:0016020 membrane
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Broad 'membrane' localization, phylogenetically inferred. GIGYF2 is a cytosolic mRNA-associated protein; any membrane association is peripheral (e.g. with membrane-associated translation sites or vesicles) and not its site of action.
Reason: GIGYF2 has no membrane-spanning domain; the informative localizations are cytosol, stress granules and P-bodies. The generic 'membrane' is_active_in is not supported as a functional site.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
Key component of the 4EHP-GYF2 complex, a multiprotein
GO:0005829 cytosol
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2 acts in the cytosol on translating mRNAs. Well supported and consistent with IDA evidence.
Reason: Cytosolic activity is expected for a translational-repression/mRNA-decay adaptor and is supported by direct localization data.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
assists ribosome-associated
GO:0031982 vesicle
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Vesicle localization, phylogenetically inferred. GIGYF2 is found in endosomal compartments in brain, but vesicle is not its primary functional site.
Reason: GIGYF2 was reported in endosomal compartments in brain (PMID:20670374); a vesicle/endosome association is plausible but peripheral to its translational repression role.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian brains and enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:0043204 perikaryon
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Neuronal perikaryon localization, phylogenetically inferred and supported by IDA in brain. Relevant to GIGYF2's neuronal roles.
Reason: GIGYF2 localizes to neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites (PMID:20670374); a cell-type-specific localization rather than a core molecular site.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:0048009 insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Legacy GRB10-linked role modulating IGF-1 receptor signaling. Real but secondary to the translational-repression/RQC function.
Reason: GIGYF2 enhances IGF-1-induced ERK signaling via GRB10, but the dominant, broadly conserved function is translational repression in the 4EHP-GYF2 complex.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:1990635 proximal dendrite
IBA
GO_REF:0000033
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Proximal dendrite localization, supported by IDA in neurons. Relevant to local translational control in dendrites.
Reason: GIGYF2 localizes to proximal dendrites of neurons (PMID:20670374), consistent with a role in local translational repression; a cell-type-specific site.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:15161933
Comprehensive proteomic analysis of interphase and mitotic 1...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic IPI protein-binding annotation. Records an interaction but the term is uninformative; informative interactions (EIF4E2, DDX6) are captured elsewhere.
Reason: 'protein binding' does not convey GIGYF2's molecular function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:15161933
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:28698298
GIGYF1/2 proteins use auxiliary sequences to selectively bin...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic IPI protein-binding annotation from a ubiquitin-signaling interaction dataset. Uninformative as a molecular function.
Reason: Records a real interaction but the generic term is not elevated to core.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:28698298
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:35271311
OpenCell: Endogenous tagging for the cartography of human ce...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic IPI protein-binding annotation. Uninformative as a molecular function.
Reason: Records a real interaction but the generic term provides no functional insight.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:35271311
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
ACCEPT
Summary: Cytoplasmic localization (IEA). Consistent with the well-established cytosolic activity of GIGYF2.
Reason: GIGYF2 is a cytoplasmic mRNA-associated protein; cytoplasm localization is well supported.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
assists ribosome-associated
GO:0016020 membrane
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: Generic 'membrane' localization (IEA). GIGYF2 is not an integral membrane protein.
Reason: No transmembrane domain; the informative localizations are cytosol, stress granules and P-bodies.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
Key component of the 4EHP-GYF2 complex, a multiprotein
GO:0031982 vesicle
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Vesicle localization (IEA), corroborated by endosomal localization in brain.
Reason: Peripheral vesicle/endosome association reported in neurons; not the core site.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian brains and enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:0043204 perikaryon
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Perikaryon localization (IEA), corroborated by IDA in neurons.
Reason: Cell-type-specific neuronal localization, supported experimentally.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:1990635 proximal dendrite
IEA
GO_REF:0000107
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Proximal dendrite localization (IEA), corroborated by IDA in neurons.
Reason: Cell-type-specific neuronal localization, supported experimentally.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:0005829 cytosol
IDA
GO_REF:0000052
ACCEPT
Summary: Direct (immunofluorescence) cytosol localization. Consistent with GIGYF2's cytosolic activity.
Reason: Cytosolic localization is experimentally supported and matches its function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
assists ribosome-associated
GO:1990261 pre-mRNA catabolic process
NAS
PMID:33053355
4EHP and GIGYF1/2 Mediate Translation-Coupled Messenger RNA ...
MODIFY
Summary: ComplexPortal-derived annotation reflecting the 4EHP-GIGYF2 co-translational mRNA-decay complex. The biology (decay of translated, ribosome-stalled mRNAs) is correct, but 'pre-mRNA catabolic process' is imprecise; substrates are mature mRNAs.
Reason: The complex triggers co-translational decay of mature mRNAs, not pre-mRNA turnover; a mature-mRNA catabolic term better reflects the evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:33053355
4EHP and GIGYF1/2 Mediate Translation-Coupled Messenger RNA Decay.
GO:0045947 negative regulation of translational initiation
IDA
PMID:32726578
GIGYF2 and 4EHP Inhibit Translation Initiation of Defective ...
ACCEPT
Summary: Direct evidence that GIGYF2 (with 4EHP) inhibits translation initiation on ribosome-stalling mRNAs as a negative-feedback RQC mechanism. Core function.
Reason: CRISPR screening and reporter assays show GIGYF2/4EHP specifically inhibit initiation on defective messages.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:32726578
This negative feedback loop is mediated by two translation inhibitors, GIGYF2 and 4EHP.
GO:0045947 negative regulation of translational initiation
IDA
PMID:35878012
SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production via NSP2-induced re...
ACCEPT
Summary: Direct evidence that GIGYF2/4EHP repress translation initiation of IFNB1 mRNA, co-opted by SARS-CoV-2 nsp2. Supports the core repressor function.
Reason: GIGYF2/4EHP repress Ifnb1 translation; nsp2 enhances GIGYF2-EIF4E2 binding to increase this repression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:35878012
Here, we document a mechanism by which the NSP2 protein impedes IFN-Ξ² expression through translational repression of Ifnb1 mRNA by coopting the GIGYF2/4EHP complex
GO:0060090 molecular adaptor activity
IDA
PMID:32726578
GIGYF2 and 4EHP Inhibit Translation Initiation of Defective ...
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2 functions as a molecular adaptor that bridges EIF4E2 to RNA-associated factors and ZNF598/RQC machinery. Core molecular function.
Reason: GIGYF2 bridges EIF4E2 to ZFP36/TTP, DDX6 and the RQC apparatus; an adaptor MF is appropriate and informative.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
acts as a factor that bridges EIF4E2 to ZFP36/TTP, linking
GO:0060090 molecular adaptor activity
IDA
PMID:35878012
SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production via NSP2-induced re...
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2 adaptor activity bridging EIF4E2 and nsp2/RNA factors to repress IFNB1. Supports the adaptor MF.
Reason: nsp2 co-opts the GIGYF2 adaptor to recruit 4EHP to IFNB1 mRNA, consistent with a bridging/adaptor function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:35878012
Here, we document a mechanism by which the NSP2 protein impedes IFN-Ξ² expression through translational repression of Ifnb1 mRNA by coopting the GIGYF2/4EHP complex
GO:0060339 negative regulation of type I interferon-mediated signaling pathway
IDA
PMID:35878012
SARS-CoV-2 impairs interferon production via NSP2-induced re...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: GIGYF2/4EHP repress IFNB1 (type I IFN) translation; this is the basis of nsp2's immune evasion. A genuine, though context-specific, role.
Reason: The IFN-repression role is a specific consequence of GIGYF2's general translational repression activity acting on IFNB1 mRNA, exploited during SARS-CoV-2 infection; relevant but not the core, ubiquitous function.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:35878012
Here, we document a mechanism by which the NSP2 protein impedes IFN-Ξ² expression through translational repression of Ifnb1 mRNA by coopting the GIGYF2/4EHP complex
GO:0072344 rescue of stalled cytosolic ribosome
IDA
PMID:32726578
GIGYF2 and 4EHP Inhibit Translation Initiation of Defective ...
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2/4EHP participate in ribosome-associated quality control by suppressing new initiation on mRNAs that stall ribosomes, working in concert with RQC degradation pathways. Core RQC function.
Reason: Direct evidence places GIGYF2/4EHP in the RQC response to stalled ribosomes, acting in parallel with degradation of the stalled nascent chain.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:32726578
GIGYF2 and 4EHP Inhibit Translation Initiation of Defective Messenger RNAs to Assist Ribosome-Associated Quality Control.
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
assists ribosome-associated quality control
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:31439631
Molecular basis for GIGYF-Me31B complex assembly in 4EHP-med...
MODIFY
Summary: IPI annotation capturing the structurally defined direct interactions of GIGYF2 with EIF4E2, ZFP36/TTP and DDX6. Functionally central but 'protein binding' is too generic.
Reason: The interactions defined here (EIF4E2 via 4EHP-binding motif; DDX6 via a dedicated motif; TTP via P-P-P-P-G repeats) underlie translational repression; a specific eIF4E-binding / repression MF is more informative than generic protein binding.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
Interacts (via the 4EHP-binding motif) with EIF4E2;
GO:0045296 cadherin binding
HDA
PMID:25468996
E-cadherin interactome complexity and robustness resolved by...
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: 'cadherin binding' from a high-throughput proximity/affinity proteomics dataset. There is no functional evidence that cadherin binding is part of GIGYF2 biology.
Reason: This term commonly arises as an artifact of HT BioID/AP-MS proximity datasets and does not reflect a characterized GIGYF2 function.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:25468996
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:20878056
Critical involvement of RQCD1 in the EGFR-Akt pathway in mam...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic protein-binding annotation from an EGFR-Akt/RQCD1 study. Uninformative as a molecular function.
Reason: Records interactions in a signaling-network context but the generic term is not elevated.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20878056
Critical involvement of RQCD1 in the EGFR-Akt pathway in mammary carcinogenesis.
GO:0032991 protein-containing complex
IDA
PMID:20878056
Critical involvement of RQCD1 in the EGFR-Akt pathway in mam...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic complex membership. GIGYF2 is a bona fide complex component (4EHP-GYF2), but the top-level term is uninformative.
Reason: The specific complex (4EHP-GIGYF2-DDX6/ZNF598) is captured by the functional annotations; 'protein-containing complex' conveys no specific information.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20878056
Critical involvement of RQCD1 in the EGFR-Akt pathway in mammary carcinogenesis.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic protein-binding annotation from the brain IGF/endosome study. Uninformative as a molecular function.
Reason: Records a real interaction but the generic term is not elevated.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian brains and enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic protein-binding annotation from the GYF-domain proline-rich-sequence recognition study. The specific MF (proline-rich region binding) is captured separately.
Reason: Records the GYF-domain PRS interaction; the informative MF is GO:0070064.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy2 and GIGYF2 in mRNA surveillance and vesicular transport complexes.
GO:0005515 protein binding
IPI
PMID:27157137
Post-transcriptional gene silencing activity of human GIGYF2...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Generic protein-binding annotation from the AGO2/miRNA silencing study. The functional outcome (silencing/destabilization) is captured by other terms.
Reason: Records the GIGYF2-AGO2 interaction; the generic term is not elevated.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:27157137
upon tethering to a reporter mRNA, GIGYF2 exhibits strong, dose-dependent silencing activity, involving both mRNA destabilization and translational repression.
GO:0005768 endosome
IDA
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Endosome localization in brain (IDA). A genuine but peripheral localization.
Reason: GIGYF2 was found in endosomal compartments in brain; relevant to its neuronal/IGF role but not its core translational-repression site.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian brains and enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:0005783 endoplasmic reticulum
IDA
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: ER localization reported alongside GYF-domain studies. GIGYF2 is mainly cytosolic; ER association is likely peripheral (e.g. at ER-bound translation sites).
Reason: Peripheral ER association is plausible for a translation-associated factor but is not its defining site.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy2 and GIGYF2 in mRNA surveillance and vesicular transport complexes.
GO:0005794 Golgi apparatus
IDA
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Golgi localization reported alongside GYF-domain studies. GIGYF2 is mainly cytosolic; Golgi association is peripheral.
Reason: Not the defining functional site; a peripheral localization.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy2 and GIGYF2 in mRNA surveillance and vesicular transport complexes.
GO:0010494 cytoplasmic stress granule
IDA
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy...
ACCEPT
Summary: Stress granule localization (IDA). Consistent with GIGYF2's role in translational repression and mRNA storage/decay.
Reason: GIGYF2 partitions into stress granules, consistent with its repressed-mRNP associations.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy2 and GIGYF2 in mRNA surveillance and vesicular transport complexes.
GO:0016441 post-transcriptional gene silencing
IDA
PMID:27157137
Post-transcriptional gene silencing activity of human GIGYF2...
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2 is a silencing effector in the miRNA/AGO2 pathway, repressing translation and destabilizing target mRNAs when tethered.
Reason: Tethering assays show strong, dose-dependent silencing by GIGYF2 via the AGO2/miRNA pathway.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:27157137
upon tethering to a reporter mRNA, GIGYF2 exhibits strong, dose-dependent silencing activity, involving both mRNA destabilization and translational repression.
GO:0043204 perikaryon
IDA
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Direct neuronal perikaryon localization. Relevant to neuronal function.
Reason: Cell-type-specific neuronal localization supported by direct evidence.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:0048009 insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling pathway
IMP
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: IMP evidence that GIGYF2 modulates IGF-1 receptor/ERK signaling. Legacy GRB10-linked role; secondary to translational repression.
Reason: GIGYF2 enhances IGF-1-induced ERK activation, but its dominant conserved function is translational repression.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
enhances IGF-1-induced ERK1/2 activation.
GO:0061157 mRNA destabilization
IDA
PMID:27157137
Post-transcriptional gene silencing activity of human GIGYF2...
ACCEPT
Summary: GIGYF2 destabilizes target mRNAs (in addition to repressing their translation), consistent with coupling repression to decay via DDX6/decapping.
Reason: Tethered GIGYF2 causes mRNA destabilization; this is a genuine functional output.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:27157137
upon tethering to a reporter mRNA, GIGYF2 exhibits strong, dose-dependent silencing activity, involving both mRNA destabilization and translational repression.
GO:0070064 proline-rich region binding
IDA
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy...
ACCEPT
Summary: The GYF domain of GIGYF2 recognizes proline-rich sequences in partner proteins, mediating recruitment to mRNA-surveillance/transport complexes. Informative MF.
Reason: Direct structural evidence that the GIGYF2 GYF domain binds proline-rich sequences (PRS), the basis of its adaptor interactions.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20696395
Conserved beta-hairpin recognition by the GYF domains of Smy2 and GIGYF2 in mRNA surveillance and vesicular transport complexes.
GO:1990635 proximal dendrite
IDA
PMID:20670374
GIGYF2 is present in endosomal compartments in the mammalian...
KEEP AS NON CORE
Summary: Direct proximal-dendrite localization in neurons.
Reason: Cell-type-specific neuronal localization supported by direct evidence; consistent with local translational control.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:20670374
localised in neuronal perikarya and proximal dendrites.
GO:0016020 membrane
HDA
PMID:19946888
Defining the membrane proteome of NK cells.
MARK AS OVER ANNOTATED
Summary: 'membrane' from a high-throughput proteomics dataset. GIGYF2 is not an integral membrane protein.
Reason: No transmembrane domain; HT membrane-fraction co-purification does not establish a functional membrane localization.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:19946888
GO:0003723 RNA binding
HDA
PMID:22681889
The mRNA-bound proteome and its global occupancy profile on ...
ACCEPT
Summary: RNA binding from a proteome-wide mRNA-interactome capture study. Consistent with GIGYF2's association with target mRNAs and ribosomes.
Reason: GIGYF2 was identified as an mRNA-bound protein, consistent with its co-translational binding to target transcripts.
Supporting Evidence:
file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-goa.tsv
PMID:22681889
GO:0017148 negative regulation of translation
IMP
PMID:22751931
A novel 4EHP-GIGYF2 translational repressor complex is essen...
ACCEPT
Summary: Genetic/biochemical evidence that the 4EHP-GIGYF2 complex represses translation; its disruption increases translation and causes perinatal lethality in mice. Core.
Reason: Disruption of the m4EHP-GIGYF2 complex leads to increased translation, directly demonstrating GIGYF2's negative regulation of translation.
Supporting Evidence:
PMID:22751931
Disruption of the m4EHP-GIGYF2 complex leads to increased translation and perinatal lethality in mice.

Core Functions

GIGYF2 binds the non-canonical cap-binding protein 4EHP/EIF4E2 via its N-terminal 4EHP-binding motif, the molecular basis for cap sequestration and repression of cap-dependent translation initiation.

Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
    Interacts (via the 4EHP-binding motif) with EIF4E2;

GIGYF2 acts as a molecular adaptor that bridges EIF4E2 to RNA-associated repressors (ZFP36/TTP, AGO2/TNRC6), the decapping helicase DDX6, and the collided-ribosome sensor ZNF598, organizing the 4EHP-GYF2 repression/decay module.

Molecular Function:
molecular adaptor activity
Cellular Locations:
Supporting Evidence:
  • file:human/GIGYF2/GIGYF2-uniprot.txt
    acts as a factor that bridges EIF4E2 to ZFP36/TTP, linking

As an element-directed translational repressor, GIGYF2 represses initiation of specific mRNAs and, on ribosome-stalling messages, imposes a negative-feedback loop that suppresses further initiation as part of ribosome-associated quality control.

Supporting Evidence:
  • PMID:32726578
    This negative feedback loop is mediated by two translation inhibitors, GIGYF2 and 4EHP.

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Suggested Questions for Experts

Q: Which endogenous mRNAs depend on GIGYF2 (versus GIGYF1) for RQC-coupled repression, and how is target selection partitioned between ZNF598-, TTP- and miRNA-directed recruitment?

Q: How do GIGYF2 loss-of-function variants produce neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric phenotypes - via failure of RQC-coupled repression, dysregulated dendritic translation, or altered IGF signaling?

Suggested Experiments

Experiment: Ribosome profiling plus mRNA stability measurements in GIGYF2 knockout cells (and 4EHP-binding-motif or GYF-domain separation-of-function mutants) to define target mRNAs and the contribution of each interaction.

Experiment: Reconstitution of the 4EHP-GIGYF2-ZNF598 module on stalled-ribosome substrates to test whether GIGYF2 directly couples collision sensing to initiation shutdown.

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