tRNAs as regulators of biological processes

M Raina, M Ibba - Frontiers in genetics, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Transfer RNAs (tRNA) are best known for their role as adaptors during translation of the
genetic code. Beyond their canonical role during protein biosynthesis, tRNAs also perform …

Dysregulation of the basal RNA polymerase transcription apparatus in cancer

MJ Bywater, RB Pearson, GA McArthur… - Nature Reviews …, 2013 - nature.com
Mutations that directly affect transcription by RNA polymerases rank among the most central
mediators of malignant transformation, but the frequency of new anticancer drugs that …

LSINCT5 is over expressed in breast and ovarian cancer and affects cellular proliferation

JM Silva, NJ Boczek, MW Berres, X Ma, DI Smith - RNA biology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
More than 98% of the human genome is comprised of non-protein coding sequences.
Interestingly, a considerable fraction of these sequences is transcribed into non-protein …

YAMAT-seq: an efficient method for high-throughput sequencing of mature transfer RNAs

M Shigematsu, S Honda, P Loher… - Nucleic acids …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Besides translation, transfer RNAs (tRNAs) play many non-canonical roles in various
biological pathways and exhibit highly variable expression profiles. To unravel the emerging …

Pol II and its associated epigenetic marks are present at Pol III–transcribed noncoding RNA genes

A Barski, I Chepelev, D Liko, S Cuddapah… - Nature structural & …, 2010 - nature.com
Epigenetic control is an important aspect of gene regulation. Despite detailed understanding
of protein-coding gene expression, the transcription of noncoding RNA genes by RNA …

RNA polymerases I and III, non-coding RNAs and cancer

RJ White - Trends in Genetics, 2008 - cell.com
Oncogenically transformed cells overexpress the non-coding RNAs, such as pre-ribosomal
RNA (rRNA) and transfer RNA (tRNA), which are produced by RNA polymerases (Pols) I …

The dysregulation of tRNAs and tRNA derivatives in cancer

S Huang, B Sun, Z Xiong, Y Shu, H Zhou… - Journal of Experimental …, 2018 - Springer
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs), traditionally considered to participate in protein translation, were
interspersed in the entire genome. Recent studies suggested that dysregulation was …

Computational meta-analysis of ribosomal RNA fragments: potential targets and interaction mechanisms

L Guan, A Grigoriev - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The most abundant cellular RNA species, ribosomal RNA (rRNA), appears to be a source of
massive amounts of non-randomly generated fragments. We found rRNA fragments (rRFs) …

Regulation of pol III transcription by nutrient and stress signaling pathways

RD Moir, IM Willis - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2013 - Elsevier
Transcription by RNA polymerase III (pol III) is responsible for~ 15% of total cellular
transcription through the generation of small structured RNAs such as tRNA and 5S RNA …

Why should cancer biologists care about tRNAs? tRNA synthesis, mRNA translation and the control of growth

SS Grewal - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2015 - Elsevier
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are essential for mRNA translation. They are transcribed in the
nucleus by RNA polymerase III and undergo many modifications before contributing to …