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ReviewGenes2020

Extracurricular Functions of tRNA Modifications in Microorganisms.

Ashley M Edwards, Maame A Addo, Patricia C Dos Santos

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In one paragraph

Review in Genes, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. RNase 4 improves bottom-up modification mapping ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  11. Alternate routes to mnmJournal of bacteriology · 2024
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  12. Natural product reports · 2023
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  14. Metal retention and replacement in QueD2 protect queuosine-tRNA biosynthesis in metal-starvedProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  18. tRNA modification profiles in obligate and moderate thermophilic bacilli.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2022
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  20. Adaptor Molecules Epitranscriptome Reprograms Bacterial Pathogenicity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashley M EdwardsDepartment of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Maame A AddoDepartment of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Patricia C Dos SantosDepartment of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3364-0931
Wake Forest University · US

Funding

Structural and Computational Biophysics Training ProgramT32GM095440 · NIGMS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI HOLLIS, THOMAS J, LYLES, DOUGLAS S. · 2011 to 2020
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM095440NIH HHS GM95440-9
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are essential adaptors that mediate translation of the genetic code. These molecules undergo a variety of post-transcriptional modifications, which expand their chemical reactivity while influencing their structure, stability, and functionality. Chemical modifications to tRNA ensure translational competency and promote cellular viability. Hence, the placement and prevalence of tRNA modifications affects the efficiency of aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (aaRS) reactions, interactions with the ribosome, and transient pairing with messenger RNA (mRNA). The synthesis and abundance of tRNA modifications respond directly and indirectly to a range of environmental and nutritional factors involved in the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. The dynamic landscape of the tRNA epitranscriptome suggests a role for tRNA modifications as markers of cellular status and regulators of translational capacity. This review discusses the non-canonical roles that tRNA modifications play in central metabolic processes and how their levels are modulated in response to a range of cellular demands.

Indexed as

MicrobiologyRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAnti-Bacterial AgentsGene Expression RegulationNucleic Acid ConformationRNA StabilityRNA, TransferStress, PhysiologicalVirulenceAnti-Bacterial AgentsRNA, Transfer2-methylthio-N6-(cis-hydroxyisopentenyl) adenosine2-thioribothymidine2-thiouridine4-thiouridineepitranscriptomequeuosinetRNA modificationuridine 5-oxyacetic acid

Identifiers

PMID32784710
PMCPMC7466049
OpenAlexW3047879644

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