Transfer RNAs as dynamic and critical regulators of cancer progression

AM Pinzaru, SF Tavazoie - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) have been historically viewed as non-dynamic adaptors that decode
the genetic code into proteins. Recent work has uncovered dynamic regulatory roles for …

Disease association and therapeutic routes of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases

I Yoon, U Kim, J Choi, S Kim - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2024 - cell.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are enzymes that catalyze the ligation of amino acids
to tRNAs for translation. Beyond their traditional role in translation, ARSs have acquired …

The theory of massively repeated evolution and full identifications of cancer-driving nucleotides (CDNs)

L Zhang, T Deng, Z Liufu, X Liu, B Chen, Z Hu, C Liu… - eLife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Tumorigenesis, like most complex genetic traits, is driven by the joint actions of many
mutations. At the nucleotide level, such mutations are cancer-driving nucleotides (CDNs) …

[HTML][HTML] The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase and tRNA expression levels are deregulated in cancer and correlate independently with patient survival

AK Sangha, T Kantidakis - Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (ARSs) are essential enzymes that load amino acids to their
cognate tRNA molecules. The expression of certain ARSs and tRNAs has been shown to be …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic insights into the antitumoral potential and in vivo antiproliferative efficacy of a silver-based core@ shell nanosystem

G Aragoneses-Cazorla, RAF Garcia… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study delves into the biomolecular mechanisms underlying the antitumoral efficacy of a
hybrid nanosystem, comprised of a silver core@ shell (Ag@ MSNs) functionalized with …

Integrating proteomics and explainable artificial intelligence: a comprehensive analysis of protein biomarkers for endometrial cancer diagnosis and prognosis

S Yasar, FH Yagin, R Melekoglu… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Endometrial cancer, which is the most common gynaecological cancer in women after
breast, colorectal and lung cancer, can be diagnosed at an early stage. The first aim of this …

High expression of DARS2 indicates poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma

Y Jiang, J You, C Wu, Y Kang, F Chen… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background DARS2 was overexpressed in multiple tumor types, but the biological role of
DARS2 in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) have not been elucidated. Methods Firstly, the …

Beyond protein synthesis: non-translational functions of threonyl-tRNA synthetases

P Barai, J Chen - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (AARSs) play an indispensable role in the translation of
mRNAs into proteins. It has become amply clear that AARSs also have non-canonical or non …

tRNA modifications and their potential roles in pancreatic cancer

H Huang, H Li, R Pan, S Wang, X Liu - Archives of Biochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Since the breakthrough discovery of N6-methyladenosine (m 6 A), the field of RNA
epitranscriptomics has attracted increasing interest in the biological sciences. Transfer …

Identification of LARS as an essential gene for osteosarcoma proliferation through large-Scale CRISPR-Cas9 screening database and experimental verification

W Chen, Y Lin, M Jiang, Q Wang, Q Shu - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background Osteosarcoma is one of the most malignant tumors, and it occurs mostly in
children and adolescents. Currently, surgery and chemotherapy are the main treatments …