Journal
RNA BIOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 12, Pages 1495-1507Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/15476286.2014.992269
Keywords
GTPBP3; mitochondrial diseases; MELAS; MnmA; MnmE; MnmG; MnmC; MTO1; TrmL; TRMU; MTU1; tRNA modification
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- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [BFU2010-19737]
- Generalitat Valenciana [ACOMP/2012/065, PROMETEO/2012/061]
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Posttranscriptional modification of the uridine located at the wobble position (U34) of tRNAs is crucial for optimization of translation. Defects in the U34 modification of mitochondrial-tRNAs are associated with a group of rare diseases collectively characterized by the impairment of the oxidative phosphorylation system. Retrograde signaling pathways from mitochondria to nucleus are involved in the pathophysiology of these diseases. These pathways may be triggered by not only the disturbance of the mitochondrial (mt) translation caused by hypomodification of tRNAs, but also as a result of nonconventional roles of mt-tRNAs and mt-tRNA-modifying enzymes. The evolutionary conservation of these enzymes supports their importance for cell and organismal functions. Interestingly, bacterial and eukaryotic cells respond to stress by altering the expression or activity of these tRNA-modifying enzymes, which leads to changes in the modification status of tRNAs. This review summarizes recent findings about these enzymes and sets them within the previous data context.
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