Nature Communications (May 2018)

CO2-sensitive tRNA modification associated with human mitochondrial disease

  • Huan Lin,
  • Kenjyo Miyauchi,
  • Tai Harada,
  • Ryo Okita,
  • Eri Takeshita,
  • Hirofumi Komaki,
  • Kaoru Fujioka,
  • Hideki Yagasaki,
  • Yu-ichi Goto,
  • Kaori Yanaka,
  • Shinichi Nakagawa,
  • Yuriko Sakaguchi,
  • Tsutomu Suzuki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04250-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Transfer RNA modifications play critical roles in protein synthesis. Here the authors reveal the t6A37 tRNA modification is dynamically regulated by sensing intracellular CO2 concentration in mitochondria, implying metabolic regulation of protein synthesis.