An integrated, structure-and energy-based view of the genetic code

H Grosjean, E Westhof - Nucleic acids research, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The principles of mRNA decoding are conserved among all extant life forms. We present an
integrative view of all the interaction networks between mRNA, tRNA and rRNA: the intrinsic …

How do cells cope with RNA damage and its consequences?

LL Yan, HS Zaher - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 - ASBMB
Similar to many other biological molecules, RNA is vulnerable to chemical insults from
endogenous and exogenous sources. Noxious agents such as reactive oxygen species or …

Transcriptome-wide mapping of internal N7-methylguanosine methylome in mammalian mRNA

LS Zhang, C Liu, H Ma, Q Dai, HL Sun, G Luo, Z Zhang… - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Summary N 7-methylguanosine (m 7 G) is a positively charged, essential modification at the
5′ cap of eukaryotic mRNA, regulating mRNA export, translation, and splicing. m 7 G also …

Visualization of chemical modifications in the human 80S ribosome structure

SK Natchiar, AG Myasnikov, H Kratzat, I Hazemann… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Chemical modifications of human ribosomal RNA (rRNA) are introduced during biogenesis
and have been implicated in the dysregulation of protein synthesis, as is found in cancer …

Unresolved stalled ribosome complexes restrict cell-cycle progression after genotoxic stress

M Stoneley, RF Harvey, TE Mulroney, R Mordue… - Molecular cell, 2022 - cell.com
During the translation surveillance mechanism known as ribosome-associated quality
control, the ASC-1 complex (ASCC) disassembles ribosomes stalled on the mRNA. Here …

Nucleotide modifications within bacterial messenger RNAs regulate their translation and are able to rewire the genetic code

TP Hoernes, N Clementi, K Faserl… - Nucleic Acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Nucleotide modifications within RNA transcripts are found in every organism in all three
domains of life. 6-methyladeonsine (m6A), 5-methylcytosine (m5C) and pseudouridine (Ψ) …

Oxidation and alkylation stresses activate ribosome-quality control

LL Yan, CL Simms, F McLoughlin, RD Vierstra… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Oxidation and alkylation of nucleobases are known to disrupt their base-pairing properties
within RNA. It is, however, unclear whether organisms have evolved general mechanism (s) …

Nucleoside modifications in the regulation of gene expression: focus on tRNA

M Duechler, G Leszczyńska, E Sochacka… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Both, DNA and RNA nucleoside modifications contribute to the complex multi-level
regulation of gene expression. Modified bases in tRNAs modulate protein translation rates in …

Quality control of chemically damaged RNA

CL Simms, HS Zaher - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2016 - Springer
The “central dogma” of molecular biology describes how information contained in DNA is
transformed into RNA and finally into proteins. In order for proteins to maintain their …

Regulation of DNA alkylation damage repair: lessons and therapeutic opportunities

JM Soll, RW Sobol, N Mosammaparast - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Alkylation chemotherapy is one of the most widely used systemic therapies for cancer. While
somewhat effective, clinical responses and toxicities of these agents are highly variable. A …