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ReviewSeminars in cell & developmental biology2024

Anticodon stem-loop tRNA modifications influence codon decoding and frame maintenance during translation.

Tyler J Smith, Rachel N Giles, Kristin S Koutmou

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Review in Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2024. 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
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Mitochondrial tRNA-Derived Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  19. Imino chemical shift assignments of tRNABiomolecular NMR assignments · 2024
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  20. RNA modifying enzymes shape tRNA biogenesis and function.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tyler J SmithUniversity of Michigan, Department of Chemistry, 930 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Rachel N GilesUniversity of Michigan, Department of Chemistry, 930 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
Kristin S KoutmouUniversity of Michigan, Department of Chemistry, 930 N University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. Electronic address: kkoutmou@umich.edu.
University of Michigan · US

Funding

Mechanisms of translational controlR35GM128836 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Kristin S Koutmou · 2018 to 2026
$3.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM128836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNAs are central to protein synthesis, with ribosomal RNA, transfer RNAs and messenger RNAs comprising the core components of the translation machinery. In addition to the four canonical bases (uracil, cytosine, adenine, and guanine) these RNAs contain an array of enzymatically incorporated chemical modifications. Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are responsible for ferrying amino acids to the ribosome, and are among the most abundant and highly modified RNAs in the cell across all domains of life. On average, tRNA molecules contain 13 post-transcriptionally modified nucleosides that stabilize their structure and enhance function. There is an extensive chemical diversity of tRNA modifications, with over 90 distinct varieties of modifications reported within tRNA sequences. Some modifications are crucial for tRNAs to adopt their L-shaped tertiary structure, while others promote tRNA interactions with components of the protein synthesis machinery. In particular, modifications in the anticodon stem-loop (ASL), located near the site of tRNA:mRNA interaction, can play key roles in ensuring protein homeostasis and accurate translation. There is an abundance of evidence indicating the importance of ASL modifications for cellular health, and in vitro biochemical and biophysical studies suggest that individual ASL modifications can differentially influence discrete steps in the translation pathway. This review examines the molecular level consequences of tRNA ASL modifications in mRNA codon recognition and reading frame maintenance to ensure the rapid and accurate translation of proteins.

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AnticodonCodonProtein BiosynthesisRNA, TransferAnimalsHumansNucleic Acid ConformationRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAnticodonCodonRNA, TransferDecodingFrameshiftingRNA modificationTranslationtRNA

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PMID37385829
PMCPMC11849751
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