Comparative tRNA sequencing and RNA mass spectrometry for surveying tRNA modifications
Nature Chemical Biology, 2020 Chemical modifications of the nucleosides that comprise transfer RNAs are diverse. However, the structure, location and extent of modifications have been systematically charted in very few organisms. Here, we describe an approach in which rapid prediction of modified sites through reverse transcription-derived signatures in high-throughput transfer RNA-
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Do all modifications benefit all tRNAs? [PDF]
FEBS Letters, 2009 Despite the universality of tRNA modifications, some tRNAs lacking specific modifications are subject to degradation pathways, while other tRNAs lacking the same modifications are resistant. Here, we suggest a model in which some modifications have minor, possibly redundant, roles in specific tRNAs.
Phizicky, Eric M., Alfonzo, Juan D.
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Amino acids sequence of two different proteins with the same sequence (chameleon sequence—black boxes) represent in 3D structure of the proteins different secondary structures: HHHH—helical and BBB—Beta‐structural. The chains folded in water environment adopt different III‐order structures in which the chameleon fragments appear to adopt similar status
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CHIMIA, 2019 Besides their medical importance, the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei and its relatives are experimentally highly accessible model systems for many cell biological processes.
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Unexpected Accumulation of ncm\u3csup\u3e5\u3c/sup\u3eU and ncm\u3csup\u3e5\u3c/sup\u3es\u3csup\u3e2\u3c/sup\u3eU in a \u3cem\u3etrm9\u3c/em\u3e Mutant Suggests an Additional Step in the Synthesis of mcm\u3csup\u3e5\u3c/sup\u3eU and mcm\u3csup\u3e5\u3c/sup\u3es\u3csup\u3e2\u3c/sup\u3eU [PDF]
, 2011 Background Transfer RNAs are synthesized as a primary transcript that is processed to produce a mature tRNA. As part of the maturation process, a subset of the nucleosides are modified.
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A designed phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase variant allows efficient in vivo incorporation of aryl ketone functionality into proteins [PDF]
, 2002 Incorporation of non-natural amino acids into proteins in vivo expands the scope of protein synthesis and design. p-Acetylphenylalanine was incorporated into recombinant dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) in Escherichia coli via a computationally designed ...
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Exploratory Analysis of ELP1 Expression in Whole Blood From Patients With Familial Dysautonomia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Familial dysautonomia (FD) is a hereditary neurodevelopmental disorder caused by aberrant splicing of the ELP1 gene, leading to a tissue‐specific reduction in ELP1 protein expression. Preclinical models indicate that increasing ELP1 levels can mitigate disease manifestations.
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The Bipartite Structure of the tRNA m\u3csup\u3e1\u3c/sup\u3eA58 Methyltransferase from \u3cem\u3eS. cerevisiae\u3c/em\u3e is Conserved in Humans [PDF]
, 2005 Among all types of RNA, tRNA is unique given that it possesses the largest assortment and abundance of modified nucleosides. The methylation at N1 of adenosine 58 is a conserved modification, occurring in bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic tRNAs. In the
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.We introduce a nucleic acid nanoparticle (NANP) platform designed to be rrecognized by the human innate immune system in a regulated manner. By changing chemical composition while maintaining constant architectural parameters, we identify key determinants of immunorecognition enabling the rational design of NANPs with tunable immune activation profiles
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Probing of RNA structures in a positive sense RNA virus reveals selection pressures for structural elements. [PDF]
, 2017 In single stranded (+)-sense RNA viruses, RNA structural elements (SEs) play essential roles in the infection process from replication to encapsidation.
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