Protein synthesis control in cancer: selectivity and therapeutic targeting

JR Kovalski, D Kuzuoglu‐Ozturk, D Ruggero - The EMBO Journal, 2022 - embopress.org
Translational control of mRNAs is a point of convergence for many oncogenic signals
through which cancer cells tune protein expression in tumorigenesis. Cancer cells rely on …

[HTML][HTML] Ushering in the era of tRNA medicines

T Anastassiadis, C Köhrer - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Long viewed as an intermediary in protein translation, there is a growing awareness that
transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are capable of myriad other biological functions linked to human …

Valine tRNA levels and availability regulate complex I assembly in leukaemia

P Thandapani, A Kloetgen, MT Witkowski, C Glytsou… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Although deregulation of transfer RNA (tRNA) biogenesis promotes the translation of pro-
tumorigenic mRNAs in cancers,, the mechanisms and consequences of tRNA deregulation …

ALL-tRNAseq enables robust tRNA profiling in tissue samples

C Scheepbouwer, E Aparicio-Puerta… - Genes & …, 2023 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are small adaptor RNAs essential for mRNA translation. Alterations
in the cellular tRNA population can directly affect mRNA decoding rates and translational …

Probiotic cultivated meat: bacterial-based scaffolds and products to improve cultivated meat

I Kolodkin-Gal, O Dash, R Rak - Trends in Biotechnology, 2023 - cell.com
Cultivated meat is emerging to replace traditional livestock industries, which have ecological
costs, including land and water overuse and considerable carbon emissions. During …

Locus-specific proteome decoding reveals Fpt1 as a chromatin-associated negative regulator of RNA polymerase III assembly

ME van Breugel, I van Kruijsbergen, C Mittal, C Lieftink… - Molecular Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Transcription of tRNA genes by RNA polymerase III (RNAPIII) is tuned by signaling
cascades. The emerging notion of differential tRNA gene regulation implies the existence of …

Codon optimality in cancer

SL Gillen, JA Waldron, M Bushell - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
A key characteristic of cancer cells is their increased proliferative capacity, which requires
elevated levels of protein synthesis. The process of protein synthesis involves the translation …

Molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic translation fidelity and their associations with diseases

D Zhang, L Zhu, F Wang, P Li, Y Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Converting genetic information into functional proteins is a complex, multi-step process, with
each step being tightly regulated to ensure the accuracy of translation, which is critical to …

Oligodendrocyte differentiation alters tRNA modifications and codon optimality-mediated mRNA decay

S Martin, KC Allan, O Pinkard, T Sweet, PJ Tesar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Oligodendrocytes are specialized cells that confer neuronal myelination in the central
nervous system. Leukodystrophies associated with oligodendrocyte deficits and …

Assembly defects of human tRNA splicing endonuclease contribute to impaired pre-tRNA processing in pontocerebellar hypoplasia

S Sekulovski, P Devant, S Panizza, T Gogakos… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Introns of human transfer RNA precursors (pre-tRNAs) are excised by the tRNA splicing
endonuclease TSEN in complex with the RNA kinase CLP1. Mutations in TSEN/CLP1 occur …