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ReviewRNA biology2021

Transfer RNAs: diversity in form and function.

Matthew D Berg, Christopher J Brandl

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Review in RNA biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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87citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

87 citing papers in PubMed.

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  19. Giant linear plasmids in Mycobacterium avium harbour a tRNA array unit.DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes · 2026
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27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors.

Matthew D BergDepartment of Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7924-9241
Christopher J BrandlDepartment of Biochemistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8015-9668

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the adaptor that decodes mRNA sequence into protein, the basic aspects of tRNA structure and function are central to all studies of biology. Yet the complexities of their properties and cellular roles go beyond the view of tRNAs as static participants in protein synthesis. Detailed analyses through more than 60 years of study have revealed tRNAs to be a fascinatingly diverse group of molecules in form and function, impacting cell biology, physiology, disease and synthetic biology. This review analyzes tRNA structure, biosynthesis and function, and includes topics that demonstrate their diversity and growing importance.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGenetic CodeHumansNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesRNA FoldingRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA SplicingRNA, TransferRNA TransportStructure-Activity RelationshipTranscription, GeneticTransfer RNA AminoacylationRNA, TransferaminoacylationmistranslationtranslationtRNAtRNA fragments

Identifiers

PMID32900285
PMCPMC7954030

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