The expanding world of tRNA modifications and their disease relevance

T Suzuki - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2021 - nature.com
Transfer RNA (tRNA) is an adapter molecule that links a specific codon in mRNA with its
corresponding amino acid during protein synthesis. tRNAs are enzymatically modified post …

Metabolism of amino acids in cancer

Z Wei, X Liu, C Cheng, W Yu, P Yi - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic reprogramming has been widely recognized as a hallmark of malignancy. The
uptake and metabolism of amino acids are aberrantly upregulated in many cancers that …

N1-methyladenosine methylation in tRNA drives liver tumourigenesis by regulating cholesterol metabolism

Y Wang, J Wang, X Li, X **ong, J Wang, Z Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of primary liver cancers and is
characterized by high recurrence and heterogeneity, yet its mechanism is not well …

RNA modifications modulate gene expression during development

M Frye, BT Harada, M Behm, C He - Science, 2018 - science.org
RNA modifications have recently emerged as critical posttranscriptional regulators of gene
expression programs. They affect diverse eukaryotic biological processes, and the correct …

Complete chemical structures of human mitochondrial tRNAs

T Suzuki, Y Yashiro, I Kikuchi, Y Ishigami… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondria generate most cellular energy via oxidative phosphorylation. Twenty-two
species of mitochondrial (mt-) tRNAs encoded in mtDNA translate essential subunits of the …

An epigenetic role of mitochondria in cancer

Y Liu, C Chen, X Wang, Y Sun, J Zhang, J Chen, Y Shi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are not only the main energy supplier but are also the cell metabolic center
regulating multiple key metaborates that play pivotal roles in epigenetics regulation. These …

Serine, glycine and one-carbon metabolism in cancer

S Pan, M Fan, Z Liu, X Li… - … Journal of Oncology, 2020 - spandidos-publications.com
Serine/glycine biosynthesis and one-carbon metabolism are crucial in sustaining cancer cell
survival and rapid proliferation, and of high clinical relevance. Excessive activation of …

The ins and outs of serine and glycine metabolism in cancer

SL Geeraerts, E Heylen, K De Keersmaecker… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer cells reprogramme their metabolism to support unrestrained proliferation and
survival in nutrient-poor conditions. Whereas non-transformed cells often have lower …

Serine catabolism feeds NADH when respiration is impaired

L Yang, JCG Canaveras, Z Chen, L Wang, L Liang… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
NADH provides electrons for aerobic ATP production. In cells deprived of oxygen or with
impaired electron transport chain activity, NADH accumulation can be toxic. To minimize …

Clinical and molecular characteristics of mitochondrial dysfunction in autism spectrum disorder

S Rose, DM Niyazov, DA Rossignol… - Molecular diagnosis & …, 2018 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects~ 2% of children in the United States. The etiology of
ASD likely involves environmental factors triggering physiological abnormalities in …