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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2021

tRNAs as a Driving Force of Genome Evolution in Yeast.

Ana Rita Guimarães, Inês Correia, Inês Sousa, Carla Oliveira, Gabriela Moura, Ana Rita Bezerra, Manuel A S Santos

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana Rita GuimarãesDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Inês CorreiaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Inês SousaDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Carla OliveiraDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Gabriela MouraDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Ana Rita BezerraDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
Manuel A S SantosDepartment of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
University of Aveiro · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are widely known for their roles in the decoding of the linear mRNA information into amino acid sequences of proteins. They are also multifunctional platforms in the translation process and have other roles beyond translation, including sensing amino acid abundance, interacting with the general stress response machinery, and modulating cellular adaptation, survival, and death. In this mini-review, we focus on the emerging role of tRNA genes in the organization and modification of the genomic architecture of yeast and the role of tRNA misexpression and decoding infidelity in genome stability, evolution, and adaption. We discuss published work showing how quickly tRNA genes can mutate to meet novel translational demands, how tRNAs speed up genome evolution, and how tRNA genes can be sites of genomic instability. We highlight recent works showing that loss of tRNA decoding fidelity and small alterations in tRNA expression have unexpected and profound impacts on genome stability. By dissecting these recent evidence, we hope to lay the groundwork that prompts future investigations on the mechanistic interplay between tRNAs and genome modification that likely triggers genome evolution.

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chromatin structurechromosome architecturegenome evolutiongenomic instabilitytRNAyeast

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PMID33776966
PMCPMC7990762
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