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ReviewThe FEBS journal2025

Transfer RNA and small molecule therapeutics for aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase diseases.

Tristan N Samuels, Fanqi Wu, Maria Mahmood, Wajd A Abuzaid, Nancy Sun, Angelica Moresco, Victoria M Siu, Patrick O'Donoghue, Ilka U Heinemann

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Tristan N SamuelsDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Fanqi WuDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Maria MahmoodDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Wajd A AbuzaidDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Nancy SunDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Angelica MorescoDepartment of Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Victoria M SiuDepartment of Paediatrics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.
Patrick O'DonoghueDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9500-8640
Ilka U HeinemannDepartment of Biochemistry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1721-1667

Funding

CIHR 185961Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 04776Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 580214Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation ER18-14-183Rare Diseases: Models and Mechanism Network
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases catalyze the ligation of a specific amino acid to its cognate tRNA. The resulting aminoacyl-tRNAs are indispensable intermediates in protein biosynthesis, facilitating the precise decoding of the genetic code. Pathogenic alleles in the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases can lead to several dominant and recessive disorders. To date, disease-specific treatments for these conditions are largely unavailable. We review pathogenic human synthetase alleles, the molecular and cellular mechanisms of tRNA synthetase diseases, and emerging approaches to allele-specific treatments, including small molecules and nucleic acid-based therapeutics. Current treatment approaches to rescue defective or dysfunctional tRNA synthetase mutants include supplementation with cognate amino acids and delivery of cognate tRNAs to alleviate bottlenecks in translation. Complementary approaches use inhibitors to target the integrated stress response, which can be dysregulated in tRNA synthetase diseases.

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Amino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesRNA, TransferSmall Molecule LibrariesAnimalsHumansMutationProtein BiosynthesisAmino Acyl-tRNA SynthetasesRNA, TransferSmall Molecule Librariesaminoacyl‐tRNA synthetaseGCN2genetic disorderstRNA therapeutics

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PMID39702998
PMCPMC12138171

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