The life and times of a tRNA

EM Phizicky, AK Hopper - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
The study of eukaryotic tRNA processing has given rise to an explosion of new information
and insights in the last several years. We now have unprecedented knowledge of each step …

tRNA biology charges to the front

EM Phizicky, AK Hopper - Genes & development, 2010 - genesdev.cshlp.org
tRNA biology has come of age, revealing an unprecedented level of understanding and
many unexpected discoveries along the way. This review highlights new findings on the …

Optimization of codon translation rates via tRNA modifications maintains proteome integrity

DD Nedialkova, SA Leidel - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Proteins begin to fold as they emerge from translating ribosomes. The kinetics of ribosome
transit along a given mRNA can influence nascent chain folding, but the extent to which …

The genetic landscape of a cell

M Costanzo, A Baryshnikova, J Bellay, Y Kim… - science, 2010 - science.org
A genome-scale genetic interaction map was constructed by examining 5.4 million gene-
gene pairs for synthetic genetic interactions, generating quantitative genetic interaction …

Yeast Kre33 and human NAT10 are conserved 18S rRNA cytosine acetyltransferases that modify tRNAs assisted by the adaptor Tan1/THUMPD1

S Sharma, JL Langhendries, P Watzinger… - Nucleic acids …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The function of RNA is subtly modulated by post-transcriptional modifications. Here, we
report an important crosstalk in the covalent modification of two classes of RNAs. We …

Maturation of iron-sulfur proteins in eukaryotes: mechanisms, connected processes, and diseases

R Lill, U Mühlenhoff - Annu. Rev. Biochem., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Iron-sulfur (Fe/S) proteins are involved in a wide variety of cellular processes such as
enzymatic reactions, respiration, cofactor biosynthesis, ribosome biogenesis, regulation of …

Elongator controls the migration and differentiation of cortical neurons through acetylation of α-tubulin

C Creppe, L Malinouskaya, ML Volvert, M Gillard… - Cell, 2009 - cell.com
The generation of cortical projection neurons relies on the coordination of radial migration
with branching. Here, we report that the multisubunit histone acetyltransferase Elongator …

Sulfur amino acids regulate translational capacity and metabolic homeostasis through modulation of tRNA thiolation

S Laxman, BM Sutter, X Wu, S Kumar, X Guo… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Protein translation is an energetically demanding process that must be regulated in
response to changes in nutrient availability. Herein, we report that intracellular methionine …

A dynamic unfolded protein response contributes to the control of cortical neurogenesis

S Laguesse, C Creppe, DD Nedialkova, PP Prevot… - Developmental cell, 2015 - cell.com
The cerebral cortex contains layers of neurons sequentially generated by distinct lineage-
related progenitors. At the onset of corticogenesis, the first-born progenitors are apical …

Elp3 links tRNA modification to IRES-dependent translation of LEF1 to sustain metastasis in breast cancer

S Delaunay, F Rapino, L Tharun, Z Zhou… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - rupress.org
Quantitative and qualitative changes in mRNA translation occur in tumor cells and support
cancer progression and metastasis. Posttranscriptional modifications of transfer RNAs …