Mechanisms and regulation of protein synthesis in mitochondria

E Kummer, N Ban - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondria are cellular organelles responsible for generation of chemical energy in the
process called oxidative phosphorylation. They originate from a bacterial ancestor and …

[HTML][HTML] 5-methylcytosine RNA methyltransferases and their potential roles in cancer

M Li, Z Tao, Y Zhao, L Li, J Zheng, Z Li… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In recent years, 5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA modification has emerged as a key
player in regulating RNA metabolism and function through coding as well as non-coding …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial protein translation: emerging roles and clinical significance in disease

F Wang, D Zhang, D Zhang, P Li, Y Gao - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mitochondria are one of the most important organelles in cells. Mitochondria are semi-
autonomous organelles with their own genetic system, and can independently replicate …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of GTPase-mediated mitochondrial ribosome biogenesis and recycling

HS Hillen, E Lavdovskaia, F Nadler, E Hanitsch… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Ribosome biogenesis requires auxiliary factors to promote folding and assembly of
ribosomal proteins and RNA. Particularly, maturation of the peptidyl transferase center (PTC) …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into mitoribosomal biogenesis from recent structural studies

A Khawaja, M Cipullo, A Krüger, J Rorbach - Trends in Biochemical …, 2023 - cell.com
The mitochondrial ribosome (mitoribosome) is a multicomponent machine that has unique
structural features. Biogenesis of the human mitoribosome includes correct maturation and …

The diseased mitoribosome

A Ferrari, S Del'Olio, A Barrientos - FEBS letters, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondria control life and death in eukaryotic cells. Harboring a unique circular genome,
a by‐product of an ancient endosymbiotic event, mitochondria maintains a specialized and …

[HTML][HTML] The RNA methyltransferase METTL8 installs m3C32 in mitochondrial tRNAsThr/Ser(UCN) to optimise tRNA structure and mitochondrial translation

N Kleiber, N Lemus-Diaz, C Stiller, M Heinrichs… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Modified nucleotides in tRNAs are important determinants of folding, structure and function.
Here we identify METTL8 as a mitochondrial matrix protein and active RNA …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis for late maturation steps of the human mitoribosomal large subunit

M Cipullo, GV Gesé, A Khawaja, BM Hällberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) synthesize a critical set of proteins essential for
oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, mitoribosomal function is vital to the cellular energy …

[HTML][HTML] Human mitoribosome biogenesis and its emerging links to disease

MIG Lopez Sanchez, A Krüger, DI Shiriaev… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) synthesize a small subset of proteins,
which are essential components of the oxidative phosphorylation machinery. Therefore, their …

[HTML][HTML] Human mtRF1 terminates COX1 translation and its ablation induces mitochondrial ribosome-associated quality control

F Nadler, E Lavdovskaia, A Krempler… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Translation termination requires release factors that read a STOP codon in the decoding
center and subsequently facilitate the hydrolysis of the nascent peptide chain from the …