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ReviewJournal of molecular biology2025

Connecting tRNA Charging and Decoding through the Axis of Nucleotide Modifications at Position 37.

Isao Masuda, Henri McGuigan, Sunita Maharjan, Yuka Yamaki, Ya-Ming Hou

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Review in Journal of molecular biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. tRNA modifications in viral replication.The Journal of biological chemistry · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Isao MasudaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United Kingdom.
Henri McGuiganDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United Kingdom.
Sunita MaharjanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United Kingdom.
Yuka YamakiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United Kingdom.
Ya-Ming HouDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, United Kingdom. Electronic address: ya-ming.hou@jefferson.edu.

Funding

tRNA in codon usageR35GM134931 · NIGMS · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, YA-MING · 2020 to 2025
$5.4M
TrmD-targeting actinobacterial natural products as next generation antibioticsR01AI164490 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, YA-MING, SHEN, BEN · 2021 to 2025
$4.2M
Discovery of Gram-negative permeable chemical probes for tRNA methylationR01AI139202 · NIAID · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI HOU, YA-MING · 2019 to 2022
$2.4M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI139202NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI164490NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM134931
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Charging and decoding of tRNA are two steps in an elongation cycle of protein synthesis that embody the essence of the genetic code. In this embodiment, the amino acid charged to the 3'-end of a tRNA is delivered to the corresponding codon via the base pairing interaction between the anticodon of the tRNA and the codon in the ribosome decoding site. Previous work has shown that the nucleotide base at position 37 on the 3'-side of the anticodon can connect charging with decoding in one elongation cycle, providing an axis to coordinate these two steps in the making of a new peptide bond. However, as much of the previous work used tRNA transcripts as substrates, lacking any post-transcriptional modification, the role of the post-transcriptional modification at position 37 in this axis has remained unknown. Here we summarize recent work that has uncovered the modifications at position 37 that are important for both charging and decoding. We find that m

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NucleotidesRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, TransferAnticodonCodonGenetic CodeHumansProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesAnticodonCodonNucleotidesRNA, Transfergenetic codem(1)G37N(1)-methyl-guanosineN(6)-threonyl-carbamoyl-adenosinet(6)A37

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PMID40113011
PMCPMC12162217

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