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ReviewHuman molecular genetics2017

Emerging mechanisms of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase mutations in recessive and dominant human disease.

Rebecca Meyer-Schuman, Anthony Antonellis

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Review in Human molecular genetics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 110 papers.

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110citing papers in PubMed
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

110 citing papers in PubMed, 177 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rebecca Meyer-SchumanDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Anthony AntonellisDepartment of Human Genetics, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

PREDOCTORAL TRAINING IN GENETICST32GM007544 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MORAN, JOHN V. · 1985 to 2022
$11.3M
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and human inherited diseaseR01GM118647 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ANTONELLIS, ANTHONY · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
Defining the Molecular Pathology of Neuropathy-associated Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase MutationsF31NS108510 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SCHUMAN, REBECCA MEYER · 2018 to 2020
$74k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM118647NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007544NINDS NIH HHS F31 NS108510
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are responsible for charging amino acids to cognate tRNA molecules, which is the essential first step of protein translation. Interestingly, mutations in genes encoding ARS enzymes have been implicated in a broad spectrum of human inherited diseases. Bi-allelic mutations in ARSs typically cause severe, early-onset, recessive diseases that affect a wide range of tissues. The vast majority of these mutations show loss-of-function effects and impair protein translation. However, it is not clear how a subset cause tissue-specific phenotypes. In contrast, dominant ARS-mediated diseases specifically affect the peripheral nervous system-most commonly causing axonal peripheral neuropathy-and usually manifest later in life. These neuropathies are linked to heterozygosity for missense mutations in five ARS genes, which points to a shared mechanism of disease. However, it is not clear if a loss-of-function mechanism or a toxic gain-of-function mechanism is responsible for ARS-mediated neuropathy, or if a combination of these mechanisms operate on a mutation-specific basis. Here, we review our current understanding of recessive and dominant ARS-mediated disease. We also propose future directions for defining the molecular mechanisms of ARS mutations toward designing therapies for affected patient populations.

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AllelesAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesGenes, DominantGenes, RecessiveHeterozygoteHumansMutationPhenotypeProtein BiosynthesisAmino Acyl-tRNA Synthetases

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PMID28633377
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