Age-related noncanonical TRMT6–TRMT61A signaling impairs hematopoietic stem cells DOI
Hanqing He, Yuqian Wang,

Xiaoting Zhang

et al.

Nature Aging, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(2), P. 213 - 230

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

Language: Английский

PANDORA-seq expands the repertoire of regulatory small RNAs by overcoming RNA modifications DOI
Junchao Shi, Yunfang Zhang, Dongmei Tan

et al.

Nature Cell Biology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 23(4), P. 424 - 436

Published: April 1, 2021

Language: Английский

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188

Origins and evolving functionalities of tRNA-derived small RNAs DOI
Qi Chen, Xudong Zhang, Junchao Shi

et al.

Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 46(10), P. 790 - 804

Published: May 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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152

Sense codon reassignment enables viral resistance and encoded polymer synthesis DOI
Wesley E. Robertson, Louise F. H. Funke, Daniel de la Torre

et al.

Science, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 372(6546), P. 1057 - 1062

Published: June 3, 2021

It is widely hypothesized that removing cellular transfer RNAs (tRNAs)-making their cognate codons unreadable-might create a genetic firewall to viral infection and enable sense codon reassignment. However, it has been impossible test these hypotheses. In this work, following synonymous compression laboratory evolution in Escherichia coli, we deleted the tRNAs release factor 1, which normally decode two stop codon; resulting cells could not read canonical code were completely resistant cocktail of viruses. We reassigned efficient synthesis proteins containing three distinct noncanonical amino acids. Notably, demonstrate facile reprogramming our for encoded translation diverse heteropolymers macrocycles.

Language: Английский

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148

tRNA dysregulation and disease DOI
Esteban A. Orellana,

Elisabeth Siegal,

Richard I. Gregory

et al.

Nature Reviews Genetics, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 23(11), P. 651 - 664

Published: June 9, 2022

Language: Английский

Citations

114

Plant Small RNAs: Their Biogenesis, Regulatory Roles, and Functions DOI Creative Commons
Junpeng Zhan, Blake C. Meyers

Annual Review of Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 74(1), P. 21 - 51

Published: March 1, 2023

Plant cells accumulate small RNA molecules that regulate plant development, genome stability, and environmental responses. These RNAs fall into three major classes based on their function mechanisms of biogenesis—microRNAs, heterochromatic interfering RNAs, secondary RNAs—plus several other less well-characterized categories. Biogenesis each class requires a pathway factors, some specific to others involved in multiple pathways. Diverse sequenced genomes, along with rapid developments sequencing, imaging, genetic transformation techniques, have enabled significant progress understanding the biogenesis, functions, evolution including those had been poorly characterized because they were absent or low representation Arabidopsis ( thaliana). Here, we review recent findings about discuss our current biogenesis mechanisms, targets, modes action, mobility, functions species, economically important crops.

Language: Английский

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109

TRMT6/61A-dependent base methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity and the unfolded protein response in bladder cancer DOI Creative Commons
Zhangli Su, Ida Monshaugen, Briana Wilson

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: April 20, 2022

Abstract RNA modifications are important regulatory elements of functions. However, most genome-wide mapping has focused on messenger RNAs and transfer RNAs, but such datasets have been lacking for small RNAs. Here we mapped N 1 -methyladenosine (m A) in the cellular space. Benchmarked with synthetic m A our workflow identified specific groups A-containing which otherwise disproportionally under-represented. In particular, 22-nucleotides long 3′ tRNA-fragments highly enriched TRMT6/61A-dependent located within seed region. negatively affects gene silencing by tRF-3s. urothelial carcinoma bladder, where TRMT6/61A is over-expressed, higher modification tRFs detected, correlated a dysregulation tRF targetome. Lastly, regulates tRF-3 targets involved unfolded protein response. Together, results reveal mechanism regulating expression via base RNA.

Language: Английский

Citations

86

RNA-targeting CRISPR–Cas systems DOI
Sam P. B. van Beljouw,

Jasper Sanders,

Alicia Rodríguez-Molina

et al.

Nature Reviews Microbiology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 21(1), P. 21 - 34

Published: Sept. 28, 2022

Language: Английский

Citations

74

METTL1 promotes tumorigenesis through tRNA-derived fragment biogenesis in prostate cancer DOI Creative Commons
Raquel García-Vílchez, Ana M. Añazco-Guenkova, Sabine Dietmann

et al.

Molecular Cancer, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: July 29, 2023

Abstract Newly growing evidence highlights the essential role that epitranscriptomic marks play in development of many cancers; however, little is known about and implications altered epitranscriptome deposition prostate cancer. Here, we show transfer RNA N 7 -methylguanosine (m G) transferase METTL1 highly expressed primary advanced tumours. Mechanistically, find depletion causes loss m G tRNA methylation promotes biogenesis a novel class small non-coding RNAs derived from 5'tRNA fragments. 5'tRNA-derived steer translation control to favour synthesis key regulators tumour growth suppression, interferon pathway, immune effectors. Knockdown Mettl1 cancer preclinical models increases intratumoural infiltration pro-inflammatory cells enhances responses immunotherapy. Collectively, our findings reveal therapeutically actionable METTL1-directed cell biology.

Language: Английский

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54

tRNA renovatio: Rebirth through fragmentation DOI Creative Commons
Bernhard Kuhle, Qi Chen, Paul Schimmel

et al.

Molecular Cell, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 83(22), P. 3953 - 3971

Published: Oct. 5, 2023

tRNA function is based on unique structures that enable mRNA decoding using anticodon trinucleotides. These interact with specific aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and ribosomes 3D shape sequence signatures. Beyond translation, tRNAs serve as versatile signaling molecules interacting other RNAs proteins. Through evolutionary processes, fragmentation emerges not merely random degradation but an act of recreation, generating shorter called tRNA-derived small (tsRNAs). tsRNAs exploit their linear sequences newly arranged for unexpected biological functions, epitomizing the "renovatio" (from Latin, meaning renewal, renovation, rebirth). Emerging methods to uncover full tRNA/tsRNA modifications, combined techniques study RNA integrate AI-powered predictions, will comprehensive investigations products new interaction potentials in relation functions. We anticipate these directions herald a era understanding complexity advancing pharmaceutical engineering.

Language: Английский

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46

Roles and regulation of tRNA-derived small RNAs in animals DOI
Sowndarya Muthukumar,

Cai‐Tao Li,

Ru‐Juan Liu

et al.

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 25(5), P. 359 - 378

Published: Jan. 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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