tRNA dysregulation and disease

EA Orellana, E Siegal, RI Gregory - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract tRNAs are key adaptor molecules that decipher the genetic code during translation
of mRNAs in protein synthesis. In contrast to the traditional view of tRNAs as ubiquitously …

RNA polymerase III subunit mutations in genetic diseases

E Lata, K Choquet, F Sagliocco, B Brais… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
RNA polymerase (Pol) III transcribes small untranslated RNAs such as 5S ribosomal RNA,
transfer RNAs, and U6 small nuclear RNA. Because of the functions of these RNAs, Pol III …

The Pol III transcriptome: basic features, recurrent patterns, and emerging roles in cancer

S Zhou, K Van Bortle - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcriptome is universally comprised of short,
highly structured noncoding RNA (ncRNA). Through RNA–protein interactions, the Pol III …

Cross-regulome profiling of RNA polymerases highlights the regulatory role of polymerase III on mRNA transcription by maintaining local chromatin architecture

Y Jiang, J Huang, K Tian, X Yi, H Zheng, Y Zhu, T Guo… - Genome Biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Mammalian cells have three types of RNA polymerases (Pols), Pol I, II, and III.
However, the extent to which these polymerases are cross-regulated and the underlying …

The nuclear and cytoplasmic activities of RNA polymerase III, and an evolving transcriptome for surveillance

AC Kessler, RJ Maraia - Nucleic Acids Research, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A 1969 report that described biochemical and activity properties of the three eukaryotic RNA
polymerases revealed Pol III as highly distinguishable, even before its transcripts were …

Structural insights into transcriptional regulation of human RNA polymerase III

Q Wang, S Li, F Wan, Y Xu, Z Wu, M Cao… - Nature structural & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract RNA polymerase III (Pol III) synthesizes structured, essential small RNAs, such as
transfer RNA, 5S ribosomal RNA and U6 small nuclear RNA. Pol III, the largest nuclear RNA …

Targeted protein degradation reveals RNA Pol II heterogeneity and functional diversity

Y Li, J Huang, J Zhu, L Bao, H Wang, Y Jiang, K Tian… - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Summary RNA polymerase II (RNA Pol II) subunits are thought to be involved in various
transcription-associated processes, but it is unclear whether they play different regulatory …

Comprehensive determination of transcription start sites derived from all RNA polymerases using ReCappable-seq

B Yan, G Tzertzinis, I Schildkraut, L Ettwiller - Genome research, 2022 - genome.cshlp.org
Determination of eukaryotic transcription start sites (TSSs) has been based on methods that
require the cap structure at the 5′ end of transcripts derived from Pol II RNA polymerase …

Structure of human RNA polymerase III elongation complex

L Li, Z Yu, D Zhao, Y Ren, H Hou, Y Xu - Cell research, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract RNA polymerase III (Pol III) transcribes essential structured small RNAs, such as
tRNAs, 5S rRNA and U6 snRNA. The transcriptional activity of Pol III is tightly controlled and …

The POLR3G subunit of human RNA polymerase III regulates tumorigenesis and metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer

W Lautré, E Richard, JP Feugeas, H Dumay-Odelot… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) does not express estrogen or
progesterone hormone receptors and does not overexpress the HER2 transmembrane …