The rapid tRNA decay (RTD) pathway is a tRNA quality control pathway known to degrade several specific hypomodified or destabilized tRNAs in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this chapter, we describe seven methods for identifying RTD substrates, with a focus on two new approaches: a high-throughput approach that utilizes a suppressor tRNA library, fluorescence-activated cell sorting, and deep sequencing, and has greatly expanded the known range of RTD substrates; and a poison primer extension assay that allows for the measurement of levels of suppressor tRNA variants, even in the presence of highly similar endogenous tRNAs. We also discuss different applications of the use of the high-throughput and poison primer extension methodologies for different problems in tRNA biology.
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Cell Rep
January 2025
Department of Biology, Center for RNA Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. Electronic address:
The tRNA methyltransferase 1 (TRMT1) enzyme catalyzes the N2,N2-dimethylguanosine (m2,2G) modification in tRNAs. Intriguingly, vertebrates encode an additional tRNA methyltransferase 1-like (TRMT1L) paralog. Here, we use a comprehensive tRNA sequencing approach to decipher targets of human TRMT1 and TRMT1L.
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December 2024
College of Smart Agriculture, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Chongqing, China.
Background: Zanthoxylum L., an important genus in the Rutaceae family, has great edible and medical values. However, the high degree of morphological similarity among species and the lack of sufficient chloroplast (cp) genomic resources have greatly impeded germplasm identification and phylogenetic analyses of
Methods: Here we assembled cp genomes of five widespread species (, , , and ) in China as a case study, comparative analysis of these assembled cp genomes.
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, Suzhou Guangji Hospital, Suzhou, People's Republic of China.
Objective: In this study, we examined the genetic, medical, and molecular traits of two Han Chinese families with the tRNA G5783A mutation to investigate the relationship between mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations and major depressive disorder (MDD).
Methods: Clinical data and comprehensive mitochondrial genomes were collected from the two families. Variants were assessed for evolutionary conservation, allelic frequencies, and their structural and functional impacts.
Genes (Basel)
December 2024
Translational Cytogenomics Research Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
: The gene encodes for the catalytic α subunit of Cytoplasmic phenylalanine-tRNA synthetase (FARS1), an essential enzyme for protein biosynthesis in transferring its amino acid component to tRNAs. Biallelic pathogenic variants have been associated with a multisystemic condition, characterized by variable expressivity and incomplete penetrance. Here, we report the case of an 11 year-old girl presenting interstitial lung disease, supratentorial leukoencephalopathy with brain cysts, hepatic dysfunction, hypoalbuminemia, skin and joint hyperlaxity, growth retardation, and dysmorphic features.
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December 2024
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas.
Background: Human genetic variants can affect TB and HIV drug metabolism, which may lead to toxicity or treatment failure. We evaluated associations between genetic variants of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV-1 outcomes among TB/HIV patients.
Methods: We included RePORT-Brazil participants with TB/HIV who initiated standard TB treatment [2 months of isoniazid/rifampicin (or rifabutin)/pyrazinamide/ethambutol, then 4 months or more of isoniazid/rifampicin (or rifabutin)], and ART.
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