[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 …

[HTML][HTML] NMR of RNA-structure and interactions

M Marušič, M Toplishek, J Plavec - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
RNA was shown to have a more substantial role in the regulation of diverse cellular
processes than anticipated until recently. Answers to questions what is the structure of …

Origins of life: The Protein Folding Problem all over again?

CD Kocher, KA Dill - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
How did specific useful protein sequences arise from simpler molecules at the origin of life?
This seemingly needle-in-a-haystack problem has remarkably close resemblance to the old …

Different modification pathways for m1A58 incorporation in yeast elongator and initiator tRNAs

MJ Yared, Y Yoluç, M Catala, C Tisné… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
As essential components of the protein synthesis machinery, tRNAs undergo a tightly
controlled biogenesis process, which include the incorporation of numerous …

[HTML][HTML] tRNA Modifications and Modifying Enzymes in Disease, the Potential Therapeutic Targets

W Cui, D Zhao, J Jiang, F Tang, C Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract tRNA is one of the most conserved and abundant RNA species, which plays a key
role during protein translation. tRNA molecules are post-transcriptionally modified by tRNA …

Site‐Specific Labeling of RNAs with Modified and 19F‐Labeled Nucleotides by Chemo‐Enzymatic Synthesis

A Sudakov, B Knezic, M Hengesbach… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
More than 170 post‐transcriptional modifications of RNAs have currently been identified.
Detailed biophysical investigations of these modifications have been limited since large …

Regulation of bacterial gene expression by non-coding RNA: It is all about time!

A Chauvier, NG Walter - Cell Chemical Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Commensal and pathogenic bacteria continuously evolve to survive in diverse ecological
niches by efficiently coordinating gene expression levels in their ever-changing …

Mechanisms and Delivery of tRNA Therapeutics

C Ward, A Beharry, R Tennakoon, P Rozik… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Transfer ribonucleic acid (tRNA) therapeutics will provide personalized and mutation
specific medicines to treat human genetic diseases for which no cures currently exist. The …

Structural and dynamic effects of pseudouridine modifications on noncanonical interactions in RNA

J Vögele, E Duchardt-Ferner, H Kruse, Z Zhang… - RNA, 2023 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Pseudouridine is the most frequently naturally occurring RNA modification, found in all
classes of biologically functional RNAs. Compared to uridine, pseudouridine contains an …

Direct and Indirect DNP NMR Uncovers the Interplay of Surfactants with Their Mesoporous Host Material

SC Döller, M Brodrecht, T Gutmann… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Two different mesoporous silica materials (SBA-15 and MCM 41) were impregnated with
four different, commercially available surfactants, namely, E5, PEG 200, C10E6, and Triton X …