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ReviewTrends in genetics : TIG2018

mRNA Translation Gone Awry: Translation Fidelity and Neurological Disease.

Mridu Kapur, Susan L Ackerman

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Review in Trends in genetics : TIG, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 80 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
80citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

80 citing papers in PubMed, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. The regulation, function and disease relevance of cytoplasmic tRNAs.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  15. Advances in ribosome profiling technologies.Biochemical Society transactions · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mridu KapurHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Susan L AckermanHoward Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Section of Neurobiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: sackerman@ucsd.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

Ribosome Dysfunction in Neurological DisordersR01NS094637 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ACKERMAN, SUSAN L · 2015 to 2019
$1.6M
Spatiotemporal Regulation of Brain RNase P as a Basis for Neurological DisordersR21NS096600 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI ACKERMAN, SUSAN L, GOPALAN, VENKAT · 2016 to 2017
$439k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNINDS NIH HHS R01 NS094637NINDS NIH HHS R21 NS096600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Errors during mRNA translation can lead to a reduction in the levels of functional proteins and an increase in deleterious molecules. Advances in next-generation sequencing have led to the discovery of rare genetic disorders, many caused by mutations in genes encoding the mRNA translation machinery, as well as to a better understanding of translational dynamics through ribosome profiling. We discuss here multiple neurological disorders that are linked to errors in tRNA aminoacylation and ribosome decoding. We draw on studies from genetic models, including yeast and mice, to enhance our understanding of the translational defects observed in these diseases. Finally, we emphasize the importance of tRNA, their associated enzymes, and the inextricable link between accuracy and efficiency in the maintenance of translational fidelity.

Indexed as

MutationAnimalsHumansModels, GeneticNervous System DiseasesProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeTransfer RNA AminoacylationRNA, Messengerelongation factormistranslationneurodegenerationribosome stallingtRNA modifications

Identifiers

PMID29352613
PMCPMC5834357
OpenAlexW2783257073

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