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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

Molecular Insights into Determinants of Translational Readthrough and Implications for Nonsense Suppression Approaches.

Silvia Lombardi, Maria Francesca Testa, Mirko Pinotti, Alessio Branchini

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: friend or foe in cancer biology?Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026
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  13. StopKB: a comprehensive knowledgebase for nonsense suppression therapies.Database : the journal of biological databases and curation · 2024
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  14. Suppressor tRNA in gene therapy.Science China. Life sciences · 2024
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  17. Gene Dosage ofGenes · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Silvia LombardiDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2918-4010
Maria Francesca TestaDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Mirko PinottiDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4114-7055
Alessio BranchiniDepartment of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6113-2694
University of Ferrara · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fidelity of protein synthesis, a process shaped by several mechanisms involving specialized ribosome regions and external factors, ensures the precise reading of sense and stop codons. However, premature termination codons (PTCs) arising from mutations may, at low frequency, be misrecognized and result in PTC suppression, named ribosome readthrough, with production of full-length proteins through the insertion of a subset of amino acids. Since some drugs have been identified as readthrough inducers, this fidelity drawback has been explored as a therapeutic approach in several models of human diseases caused by nonsense mutations. Here, we focus on the mechanisms driving translation in normal and aberrant conditions, the potential fates of mRNA in the presence of a PTC, as well as on the results obtained in the research of efficient readthrough-inducing compounds. In particular, we describe the molecular determinants shaping the outcome of readthrough, namely the nucleotide and protein context, with the latter being pivotal to produce functional full-length proteins. Through the interpretation of experimental and mechanistic findings, mainly obtained in lysosomal and coagulation disorders, we also propose a scenario of potential readthrough-favorable features to achieve relevant rescue profiles, representing the main issue for the potential translatability of readthrough as a therapeutic strategy.

Indexed as

AnimalsCodon, NonsenseCodon, TerminatorHumansMutationProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesCodon, NonsenseCodon, Terminatornonsense mutationspremature termination codonsribosome readthrough

Identifiers

PMID33322589
PMCPMC7764779
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