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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2026

The regulation, function and disease relevance of cytoplasmic tRNAs.

Robin E Stanley, Todd M Lowe, Zoya Ignatova

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Robin E StanleyMolecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, Durham, NC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-3102
Todd M LoweDepartment of Biomolecular Engineering, Baskin School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3253-6021
Zoya IgnatovaInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. zoya.ignatova@uni-hamburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-8825

Funding

Structure and Function of RNA Processing MachinesZIAES103247 · NIEHS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES · PI STANLEY, ROBIN · 2015 to 2025
$22.9M
A Unified Atlas of Dynamic tRNA FunctionR01HG006753 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ · PI LOWE, TODD MICHAEL · 2012 to 2022
$4.6M
Ribosomal perturbation as a mechanism to prevent misfolding of CFTRR01HL136414 · NHLBI · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HARTMAN, JOHN L, SORSCHER, ERIC J · 2018 to 2025
$4.5M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA ES103247NHGRI NIH HHS R01 HG006753NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL136414
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are core components of protein synthesis. Recent studies and technological advances have expanded our understanding of the complexities of tRNA biology. In this Review, we discuss the genomic organization and spatiotemporal expression of human cytoplasmic tRNAs, the quality control pathways that govern their maturation and functionality, and how dysregulation of tRNA biogenesis and function contributes to human pathologies. We also present emerging concepts regarding how tissue-specific tRNA abundance regulates translation velocity and how tRNAs are centrally involved in surveillance and stress signalling pathways, including ribosome-associated quality control and the integrated stress response. We further discuss the potential of tRNA-based therapeutics, highlighting new strategies to address tRNA-associated translation defects. By bridging between molecular tRNA biology and its clinical implications, we emphasize the crucial need to understand the intricacies of tRNA regulation in order to therapeutically target them in a variety of diseases.

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