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ArticleeLife2020

Translation in amino-acid-poor environments is limited by tRNA

Natalya N Pavlova, Bryan King, Rachel H Josselsohn, Sara Violante, Victoria L Macera, Santosha A Vardhana, Justin R Cross, Craig B Thompson

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Article in eLife, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalya N PavlovaCancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5120-4404
Bryan King *Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.
Rachel H Josselsohn *Cancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-6123-7744
Sara ViolanteThe Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.
Victoria L MaceraCancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.
Santosha A VardhanaCancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.
Justin R CrossThe Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Cancer Metabolism Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.
Craig B ThompsonCancer Biology & Genetics Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3580-2751
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
The Paradoxical Role of mTORC1 in the Growth of Nutrient-deprived Pancreatic Cancer Cells Harboring Ras MutationsR01CA201318 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI THOMPSON, CRAIG B · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation DRG 2234-15NCI NIH HHS P30 CA 008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA201318
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An inadequate supply of amino acids leads to accumulation of uncharged tRNAs, which can bind and activate GCN2 kinase to reduce translation. Here, we show that glutamine-specific tRNAs selectively become uncharged when extracellular amino acid availability is compromised. In contrast, all other tRNAs retain charging of their cognate amino acids in a manner that is dependent upon intact lysosomal function. In addition to GCN2 activation and reduced total translation, the reduced charging of tRNA

Indexed as

Protein BiosynthesisTransfer RNA AminoacylationAmino AcidsAnimalsCell Line, TumorGlutaminaseGlutamineHumansMicePeptidesRNA, Transfer, GlnAmino AcidsGlutaminaseGlutaminePeptidespolyglutamineRNA, Transfer, Glncell biologyglutaminehumanmousenutrient depletionpolyglutaminetranslationtRNA

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PMID33289483
PMCPMC7744096
OpenAlexW3112983727

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