Biosynthesis and function of posttranscriptional modifications of transfer RNAs

B El Yacoubi, M Bailly… - Annual review of …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Posttranscriptional modifications of transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are critical for all core aspects of
tRNA function, such as folding, stability, and decoding. Most tRNA modifications were …

tRNA renovatio: rebirth through fragmentation

B Kuhle, Q Chen, P Schimmel - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary tRNA function is based on unique structures that enable mRNA decoding using
anticodon trinucleotides. These structures interact with specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases …

RNA methylation by Dnmt2 protects transfer RNAs against stress-induced cleavage

M Schaefer, T Pollex, K Hanna, F Tuorto… - Genes & …, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Dnmt2 proteins are the most conserved members of the DNA methyltransferase enzyme
family, but their substrate specificity and biological functions have been a subject of …

The role of RNA modifications in the regulation of tRNA cleavage

SM Lyons, MM Fay, P Ivanov - FEBS letters, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Transfer RNA (tRNA) have been harbingers of many paradigms in RNA biology. They are
among the first recognized noncoding RNA (ncRNA) playing fundamental roles in RNA …

Slicing tRNAs to boost functional ncRNA diversity

J Gebetsberger, N Polacek - RNA biology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Post-transcriptional cleavage of RNA molecules to generate smaller fragments is a
widespread mechanism that enlarges the structural and functional complexity of cellular …

Origins and evolving functionalities of tRNA-derived small RNAs

Q Chen, X Zhang, J Shi, M Yan, T Zhou - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2021 - cell.com
Transfer RNA (tRNA)-derived small RNAs (tsRNAs) are among the most ancient small RNAs
in all domains of life and are generated by the cleavage of tRNAs. Emerging studies have …

tRNA-derived small RNAs: biogenesis, modification, function and potential impact on human disease development

V Oberbauer, MR Schaefer - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are abundant small non-coding RNAs that are crucially important for
decoding genetic information. Besides fulfilling canonical roles as adaptor molecules during …

Ncs2* mediates in vivo virulence of pathogenic yeast through sulphur modification of cytoplasmic transfer RNA

F Alings, K Scharmann, C Eggers… - Nucleic acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Fungal pathogens threaten ecosystems and human health. Understanding the molecular
basis of their virulence is key to develop new treatment strategies. Here, we characterize …

Wobble uridine modifications–a reason to live, a reason to die?!

R Schaffrath, SA Leidel - RNA biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Wobble uridines (U34) are generally modified in all species. U34 modifications can be
essential in metazoans but are not required for viability in fungi. In this review, we provide an …

RtcB is the RNA ligase component of an Escherichia coli RNA repair operon

N Tanaka, S Shuman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
RNA 2′, 3′-cyclic phosphate ends play important roles in RNA metabolism as substrates
for RNA ligases during tRNA restriction-repair and tRNA splicing. Diverse bacteria from …