tRNAs Marked with CCACCA Are Targeted for Degradation
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Whipple, J. M.; Phizicky, E. M.; Wilusz, Jeremy; Sharp, Phillip A.
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The CCA-adding enzyme [ATP(CTP):tRNA nucleotidyltransferase] adds CCA to the 3′ ends of transfer RNAs (tRNAs), a critical step in tRNA biogenesis that generates the amino acid attachment site. We found that the CCA-adding enzyme plays a key role in tRNA quality control by selectively marking structurally unstable tRNAs and tRNA-like small RNAs for degradation. Instead of adding CCA to the 3′ ends of these transcripts, CCA-adding enzymes from all three kingdoms of life add CCACCA. In addition, hypomodified mature tRNAs are subjected to CCACCA addition as part of a rapid tRNA decay pathway in vivo. We conjecture that CCACCA addition is a universal mechanism for controlling tRNA levels and preventing errors in translation.
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Author Manuscript 2012 May 11
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2011-11Department
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITJournal
Science
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Wilusz, J. E., J. M. Whipple, E. M. Phizicky, and P. A. Sharp. “tRNAs Marked with CCACCA Are Targeted for Degradation.” Science 334, no. 6057 (November 10, 2011): 817-821.
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0036-8075
1095-9203