tRNA dysregulation and disease

EA Orellana, E Siegal, RI Gregory - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract tRNAs are key adaptor molecules that decipher the genetic code during translation
of mRNAs in protein synthesis. In contrast to the traditional view of tRNAs as ubiquitously …

Epigenetic regulation of human non-coding RNA gene transcription

M Morselli, G Dieci - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Recent investigations on the non-protein-coding transcriptome of human cells have
revealed previously hidden layers of gene regulation relying on regulatory non-protein …

Genome-wide distribution of RNA-DNA hybrids identifies RNase H targets in tRNA genes, retrotransposons and mitochondria

A El Hage, S Webb, A Kerr, D Tollervey - PLoS genetics, 2014 - journals.plos.org
During transcription, the nascent RNA can invade the DNA template, forming extended RNA-
DNA duplexes (R-loops). Here we employ ChIP-seq in strains expressing or lacking RNase …

Chromatin remodeling by Pol II primes efficient Pol III transcription

C Yague-Sanz, V Migeot, M Larochelle… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The packaging of the genetic material into chromatin imposes the remodeling of this barrier
to allow efficient transcription. RNA polymerase II activity is coupled with several histone …

Comparative overview of RNA polymerase II and III transcription cycles, with focus on RNA polymerase III termination and reinitiation

AG Arimbasseri, K Rijal, RJ Maraia - Transcription, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In eukaryotes, RNA polymerase (RNAP) III transcribes hundreds of genes for tRNAs and 5S
rRNA, among others, which share similar promoters and stable transcription initiation …

An RNA polymerase III subunit determines sites of retrotransposon integration

A Bridier-Nahmias, A Tchalikian-Cosson, JA Baller… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Mobile genetic elements are ubiquitous. Their integration site influences genome stability
and gene expression. The Ty1 retrotransposon of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae …

Novel layers of RNA polymerase III control affecting tRNA gene transcription in eukaryotes

E Leśniewska, M Boguta - Open biology, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes a limited set of short genes in eukaryotes producing
abundant small RNAs, mostly tRNA. The originally defined yeast Pol III transcriptome …

Human cytomegalovirus infection elicits global changes in host transcription by RNA polymerases I, II, and III

CB Ball, M Parida, M Li, BM Spector, GA Suarez… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
How human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection impacts the transcription of the host genome
remains incompletely understood. Here, we examine the global consequences of infection …

RSC primes the quiescent genome for hypertranscription upon cell-cycle re-entry

CE Cucinotta, RH Dell, KCA Braceros, T Tsukiyama - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Quiescence is a reversible G0 state essential for differentiation, regeneration, stem-cell
renewal, and immune cell activation. Necessary for long-term survival, quiescent chromatin …

Epigenetic regulation of noncoding RNA transcription by mammalian RNA polymerase III

JL Park, YS Lee, N Kunkeaw, SY Kim, IH Kim… - …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
RNA polymerase III (Pol III) synthesizes a range of medium-sized noncoding RNAs
(collectively 'Pol III genes') whose early established biological roles were so essential that …