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ArticleMethods in enzymology2025

A general framework to over-express tRNA-derived fragments from their parental tRNAs in mammalian cells.

Fatemeh Esmaeili, Kumarjeet Banerjee, Zhangli Su, Anindya Dutta

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Article in Methods in enzymology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Fatemeh EsmaeiliDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Kumarjeet BanerjeeDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Zhangli SuDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Anindya DuttaDepartment of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States; O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States. Electronic address: duttaa@uab.edu.

Funding

Involvement of Noncanonical Short RNAs in Gene Repression through the RNA-Induced-Silencing ComplexR01GM146756 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DUTTA, ANINDYA · 2022 to 2025
$1.3M
The role of small RNA modifications in gliomaR00CA259526 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SU, ZHANGLI · 2023 to 2025
$708k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA259526NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM146756
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

tRNA-derived fragments (tRFs), generated from the cleavage of mature or precursor tRNAs are a category of regulatory noncoding RNAs with diverse functions in physiological or pathophysiological conditions. Here we describe a framework for the over-expression of tRFs from their parental tRNAs in mammalian cells. The process involves bioinformatics analysis to identify specific tRNAs that produce the tRF, PCR amplification of corresponding tRNA genes, and insertion into expression vectors. Transfection is carried out in HEK293T cells and detection of tRFs is achieved through northern blotting and dual luciferase reporter assays. In the latter, a complementary sequence to the tRF of interest is inserted into the luciferase reporter. By observing the reduction in luciferase activity, we can validate the expression of tRFs. This method enables precise study of tRF functions and their roles in cellular processes.

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RNA, TransferBlotting, NorthernComputational BiologyGenes, ReporterGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansLuciferasesPolymerase Chain ReactionTransfectionLuciferasesRNA, TransferDual luciferase reporter assayNoncoding RNAsNorthern blottingTRNA-derived fragments

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PMID39952708
PMCPMC12020451

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