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ReviewNAR cancer2024

The impact of tRNA modifications on translation in cancer: identifying novel therapeutic avenues.

Ana M Añazco-Guenkova, Borja Miguel-López, Óscar Monteagudo-García, Raquel García-Vílchez, Sandra Blanco

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In one paragraph

Review in NAR cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. TRMT1-mediated tRNA mCell death & disease · 2026
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  2. Growth ofBiomolecules · 2026
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  8. tRNA pseudouridine synthase D (TruD) fromRNA (New York, N.Y.) · 2025
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  11. Queuosine tRNA Modification: Connecting the Microbiome to the Translatome.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025
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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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana M Añazco-GuenkovaCentro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Borja Miguel-LópezCentro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Óscar Monteagudo-GarcíaCentro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Raquel García-VílchezCentro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.
Sandra BlancoCentro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) - University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7352-9392
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advancements have illuminated the critical role of RNA modifications in post-transcriptional regulation, shaping the landscape of gene expression. This review explores how tRNA modifications emerge as critical players, fine-tuning functionalities that not only maintain the fidelity of protein synthesis but also dictate gene expression and translation profiles. Highlighting their dysregulation as a common denominator in various cancers, we systematically investigate the intersection of both cytosolic and mitochondrial tRNA modifications with cancer biology. These modifications impact key processes such as cell proliferation, tumorigenesis, migration, metastasis, bioenergetics and the modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment. The recurrence of altered tRNA modification patterns across different cancer types underscores their significance in cancer development, proposing them as potential biomarkers and as actionable targets to disrupt tumorigenic processes, offering new avenues for precision medicine in the battle against cancer.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsProtein BiosynthesisRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, TransferAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansTumor MicroenvironmentRNA, Transfer

Identifiers

PMID38476632
PMCPMC10928989
OpenAlexW4392705843

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Registered trials

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