Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9887788 | Biochimie | 2005 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Structural plasticity of transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules is essential for interactions with their biological partners in aminoacylation reactions and during ribosome-dependent protein synthesis. This holds true when tRNAs are recruited for other functions than translation. Here we review regulation pathways where tRNAs and tRNA mimics play a pivotal role. We further discuss the importance of the identity signals used in aminoacylation that are also required to specify regulatory mechanisms. Such mechanisms are diverse and intervene in transcription, splicing and translation. Altogether, the review highlights the many manners architectural features of tRNA were selected by evolution to control biological key processes.
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Authors
Michaël Ryckelynck, Richard Giegé, Magali Frugier,