Synonymous but not silent: the codon usage code for gene expression and protein folding

Y Liu, Q Yang, F Zhao - Annual review of biochemistry, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Codon usage bias, the preference for certain synonymous codons, is found in all genomes.
Although synonymous mutations were previously thought to be silent, a large body of …

A code within the genetic code: codon usage regulates co-translational protein folding

Y Liu - Cell Communication and Signaling, 2020 - Springer
The genetic code is degenerate, and most amino acids are encoded by two to six
synonymous codons. Codon usage bias, the preference for certain synonymous codons, is a …

Inosine in biology and disease

S Srinivasan, AG Torres, L Ribas de Pouplana - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
The nucleoside inosine plays an important role in purine biosynthesis, gene translation, and
modulation of the fate of RNAs. The editing of adenosine to inosine is a widespread post …

Cotranslational mechanisms of protein biogenesis and complex assembly in eukaryotes

F Morales-Polanco, JH Lee… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The formation of protein complexes is crucial to most biological functions. The cellular
mechanisms governing protein complex biogenesis are not yet well understood, but some …

Codon usage and protein length-dependent feedback from translation elongation regulates translation initiation and elongation speed

X Lyu, Q Yang, F Zhao, Y Liu - Nucleic acids research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Essential cellular functions require efficient production of many large proteins but synthesis
of large proteins encounters many obstacles in cells. Translational control is mostly known to …

Structural basis for sequence-independent substrate selection by eukaryotic wobble base tRNA deaminase ADAT2/3

LG Dolce, AA Zimmer, L Tengo, F Weis… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The essential deamination of adenosine A34 to inosine at the wobble base is the individual
tRNA modification with the greatest effects on mRNA decoding, empowering a single tRNA …

The occurrence, characteristics, and adaptation of A-to-I RNA editing in bacteria: A review

W Liao, W Nie, I Ahmad, G Chen, B Zhu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
A-to-I RNA editing is a very important post-transcriptional modification or co-transcriptional
modification that creates isoforms and increases the diversity of proteins. In this process …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging functions of tRNA modifications in mRNA translation and diseases

L Wang, S Lin - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract tRNAs are essential modulators that recognize mRNA codons and bridge amino
acids for mRNA translation. The tRNAs are heavily modified, which are essential for forming …

Downregulation of METTL6 mitigates cell progression, migration, invasion and adhesion in hepatocellular carcinoma by inhibiting cell adhesion molecules

A Bolatkan, K Asada, S Kaneko… - International …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
RNA modifications have attracted increasing interest in recent years because they have
been frequently implicated in various human diseases, including cancer, highlighting the …

RNA editing enzymes: structure, biological functions and applications

D Zhang, L Zhu, Y Gao, Y Wang, P Li - Cell & Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies and bioinformatics, over than 170
different RNA modifications have been identified. However, only a few of these modifications …