Evidence map›Paper›PMID 21113408›Full record

ReviewProtein & cell2010

Apoptotic regulation and tRNA.

Yide Mei, Aaron Stonestrom, Ya-Ming Hou, Xiaolu Yang

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Review in Protein & cell, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The Roles of tRNA-Derived Fragments in Cancer: Updates and Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  4. tRNA Function and Dysregulation in Cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2022
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  7. miR-590-5P inhibits the progression of tongue squamous cell carcinoma by targeting FasL.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2017
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  14. Transfer RNA and human disease.Frontiers in genetics · 2014
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  15. Cellular mechanisms controlling caspase activation and function.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yide MeiDepartment of Cancer Biology and Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Aaron Stonestrom
Ya-Ming Hou
Xiaolu Yang

Funding

Regulation of p53 function by DaxxR01CA088868 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI YANG, XIAOLU · 2001 to 2012
$2.6M
REGULATION OF CASPASESR01GM060911 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI YANG, XIAOLU · 2000 to 2013
$2.5M
FUNCTIONS OF tRNA MODIFICATIONSR01GM081601 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, YA-MING · 2008 to 2011
$1.3M
Maintenance of the tRNA 3' endR01GM068561 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, YA-MING · 2004 to 2008
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS CA088868NCI NIH HHS R01 CA088868NIGMS NIH HHS GM60911NIGMS NIH HHS GM68561NIGMS NIH HHS GM81601NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM060911
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Apoptotic regulation is critical to organismal homeostasis and protection against many human disease processes such as cancer. Significant research efforts over the past several decades have illuminated many signaling molecules and effecter proteins responsible for this form of programmed cell death. Recent evidence suggests that transfer RNA (tRNA) regulates apoptotic sensitivity at the level of cytochrome c-mediated apoptosome formation. This finding unexpectedly places tRNA at the nexus of cellular biosynthesis and survival. Here we review the current understanding of both the apoptotic machinery and tRNA biology. We describe the evidence linking tRNA and cytochrome c in depth, and speculate on the implications of this link in cell biology.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisCaspase 9Cytochromes cHumansModels, BiologicalNucleic Acid ConformationRNA, TransferCaspase 9Cytochromes cRNA, Transfer

Identifiers

PMID21113408
PMCPMC2992325

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