From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions
During maturation, tRNA molecules undergo a series of individual processing steps, ranging from exo- and endonucleolytic trimming reactions at their 5'- and 3'-ends, specific base modifications and intron removal to the addition of the conserved 3'-terminal CCA sequence. Especially in...
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doaj-8059084eb16a42f5a41c8f25681166d82020-11-25T00:01:32ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672014-12-011512239752399810.3390/ijms151223975ijms151223975From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal PositionsHeike Betat0Yicheng Long1Jane E. Jackman2Mario Mörl3Institute for Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology and Ohio State Biochemistry Program, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USADepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Center for RNA Biology and Ohio State Biochemistry Program, the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USAInstitute for Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, 04103 Leipzig, GermanyDuring maturation, tRNA molecules undergo a series of individual processing steps, ranging from exo- and endonucleolytic trimming reactions at their 5'- and 3'-ends, specific base modifications and intron removal to the addition of the conserved 3'-terminal CCA sequence. Especially in mitochondria, this plethora of processing steps is completed by various editing events, where base identities at internal positions are changed and/or nucleotides at 5'- and 3'-ends are replaced or incorporated. In this review, we will focus predominantly on the latter reactions, where a growing number of cases indicate that these editing events represent a rather frequent and widespread phenomenon. While the mechanistic basis for 5'- and 3'-end editing differs dramatically, both reactions represent an absolute requirement for generating a functional tRNA. Current in vivo and in vitro model systems support a scenario in which these highly specific maturation reactions might have evolved out of ancient promiscuous RNA polymerization or quality control systems.http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/12/23975tRNAeditingtRNA processingtRNA maturation |
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Heike Betat Yicheng Long Jane E. Jackman Mario Mörl From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions International Journal of Molecular Sciences tRNA editing tRNA processing tRNA maturation |
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From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions |
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From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions |
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From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions |
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From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions |
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From End to End: tRNA Editing at 5'- and 3'-Terminal Positions |
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from end to end: trna editing at 5'- and 3'-terminal positions |
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International Journal of Molecular Sciences |
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1422-0067 |
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2014-12-01 |
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During maturation, tRNA molecules undergo a series of individual processing steps, ranging from exo- and endonucleolytic trimming reactions at their 5'- and 3'-ends, specific base modifications and intron removal to the addition of the conserved 3'-terminal CCA sequence. Especially in mitochondria, this plethora of processing steps is completed by various editing events, where base identities at internal positions are changed and/or nucleotides at 5'- and 3'-ends are replaced or incorporated. In this review, we will focus predominantly on the latter reactions, where a growing number of cases indicate that these editing events represent a rather frequent and widespread phenomenon. While the mechanistic basis for 5'- and 3'-end editing differs dramatically, both reactions represent an absolute requirement for generating a functional tRNA. Current in vivo and in vitro model systems support a scenario in which these highly specific maturation reactions might have evolved out of ancient promiscuous RNA polymerization or quality control systems. |
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tRNA editing tRNA processing tRNA maturation |
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