Complete chemical structures of human mitochondrial tRNAs

There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

Abstract

Mitochondria generate most cellular energy via oxidative phosphorylation. Twenty-two species of mitochondrial (mt-)tRNAs encoded in mtDNA translate essential subunits of the respiratory chain complexes. mt-tRNAs contain post-transcriptional modifications introduced by nuclear-encoded tRNA-modifying enzymes. They are required for deciphering genetic code accurately, as well as stabilizing tRNA. Loss of tRNA modifications frequently results in severe pathological consequences. Here, we perform a comprehensive analysis of post-transcriptional modifications of all human mt-tRNAs, including 14 previously-uncharacterized species. In total, we find 18 kinds of RNA modifications at 137 positions (8.7% in 1575 nucleobases) in 22 species of human mt-tRNAs. An up-to-date list of 34 genes responsible for mt-tRNA modifications are provided. We identify two genes required for queuosine (Q) formation in mt-tRNAs. Our results provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the decoding system and could help to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of human mitochondrial diseases caused by aberrant tRNA modifications.

Abstract

Mitochondrial tRNA modifications are important for tRNA stability and accurate decoding. By employing RNA mass spectrometry and deep sequencing, here the authors provide a comprehensive analysis of post-transcriptional modifications of 22 species of human mitochondrial tRNAs.

Related collections

Most cited references 87

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Pseudouridine profiling reveals regulated mRNA pseudouridylation in yeast and human cells

Thomas Carlile, Maria Rojas-Duran, Boris Zinshteyn … (2014)

Post-transcriptional modification of RNA nucleosides occurs in all living organisms. Pseudouridine, the most abundant modified nucleoside in non-coding RNAs 1 , enhances the function of transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA by stabilizing RNA structure 2–8 . mRNAs were not known to contain pseudouridine, but artificial pseudouridylation dramatically affects mRNA function – it changes the genetic code by facilitating non-canonical base pairing in the ribosome decoding center 9,10 . However, without evidence of naturally occurring mRNA pseudouridylation, its physiological was unclear. Here we present a comprehensive analysis of pseudouridylation in yeast and human RNAs using Pseudo-seq, a genome-wide, single-nucleotide-resolution method for pseudouridine identification. Pseudo-seq accurately identifies known modification sites as well as 100 novel sites in non-coding RNAs, and reveals hundreds of pseudouridylated sites in mRNAs. Genetic analysis allowed us to assign most of the new modification sites to one of seven conserved pseudouridine synthases, Pus1–4, 6, 7 and 9. Notably, the majority of pseudouridines in mRNA are regulated in response to environmental signals, such as nutrient deprivation in yeast and serum starvation in human cells. These results suggest a mechanism for the rapid and regulated rewiring of the genetic code through inducible mRNA modifications. Our findings reveal unanticipated roles for pseudouridylation and provide a resource for identifying the targets of pseudouridine synthases implicated in human disease 11–13 .

0 comments Cited 427 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Human mitochondrial tRNAs: biogenesis, function, structural aspects, and diseases.

Tsutomu Suzuki, Asuteka Nagao, Takeo Suzuki (2011)

Mitochondria are eukaryotic organelles that generate most of the energy in the cell by oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Each mitochondrion contains multiple copies of a closed circular double-stranded DNA genome (mtDNA). Human (mammalian) mtDNA encodes 13 essential subunits of the inner membrane complex responsible for OXPHOS. These mRNAs are translated by the mitochondrial protein synthesis machinery, which uses the 22 species of mitochondrial tRNAs (mt tRNAs) encoded by mtDNA. The unique structural features of mt tRNAs distinguish them from cytoplasmic tRNAs bearing the canonical cloverleaf structure. The genes encoding mt tRNAs are highly susceptible to point mutations, which are a primary cause of mitochondrial dysfunction and are associated with a wide range of pathologies. A large number of nuclear factors involved in the biogenesis and function of mt tRNAs have been identified and characterized, including processing endonucleases, tRNA-modifying enzymes, and aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. These nuclear factors are also targets of pathogenic mutations linked to various diseases, indicating the functional importance of mt tRNAs for mitochondrial activity.

0 comments Cited 249 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

Record: found
Abstract: found
Article: not found

Ribosome. The structure of the human mitochondrial ribosome.

Alexey Amunts, Alan Brown, Jaan Toots … (2015)

The highly divergent ribosomes of human mitochondria (mitoribosomes) synthesize 13 essential proteins of oxidative phosphorylation complexes. We have determined the structure of the intact mitoribosome to 3.5 angstrom resolution by means of single-particle electron cryogenic microscopy. It reveals 80 extensively interconnected proteins, 36 of which are specific to mitochondria, and three ribosomal RNA molecules. The head domain of the small subunit, particularly the messenger (mRNA) channel, is highly remodeled. Many intersubunit bridges are specific to the mitoribosome, which adopts conformations involving ratcheting or rolling of the small subunit that are distinct from those seen in bacteria or eukaryotes. An intrinsic guanosine triphosphatase mediates a contact between the head and central protuberance. The structure provides a reference for analysis of mutations that cause severe pathologies and for future drug design. Copyright © 2015, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

0 comments Cited 234 times – based on 0 reviews      Review now

Bookmark

All references

Author and article information

Contributors

Tsutomu Suzuki:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-1731

ts@chembio.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nat Commun

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nat Commun

Title: Nature Communications

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group UK (London )

ISSN (Electronic): 2041-1723

Publication date (Electronic): 28 August 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 28 August 2020

Publication date Collection: 2020

Volume: 11

Electronic Location Identifier: 4269

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.26999.3d, ISNI 0000 0001 2151 536X, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, , University of Tokyo, ; Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656 Japan

[2 ]GRID grid.7597.c, ISNI 0000000094465255, RNA System Biochemistry Laboratory, Cluster for Pioneering Research, , RIKEN, ; 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan

[3 ]GRID grid.26999.3d, ISNI 0000 0001 2151 536X, Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, , University of Tokyo, ; Kashiwa, Chiba, 277-8562 Japan

[4 ]GRID grid.143643.7, ISNI 0000 0001 0660 6861, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, , Tokyo University of Science, ; 2669 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-0022 Japan

[5 ]GRID grid.428986.9, ISNI 0000 0001 0373 6302, State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, , Hainan University, ; 570228 Haikou, Hainan P.R. China

[6 ]GRID grid.265008.9, ISNI 0000 0001 2166 5843, Computational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, , Thomas Jefferson University, ; Philadelphia, PA 19107 USA

Author information

Shintaro Iwasaki http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7724-3754

Yohei Kirino http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5232-4742

Tsutomu Suzuki http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-1731

Article

Publisher ID: 18068

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18068-6

PMC ID: 7455718

PubMed ID: 32859890

SO-VID: b0ab360e-4cd0-4439-9c9f-df7e401d0a47

License:

Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

History

Date received : 13 February 2020

Date accepted : 27 July 2020

Funding

Funded by: FundRef https://doi.org/10.13039/501100001691, MEXT | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS);

Award ID: 18H02094

Award ID: 18H05272

Award ID: 26220205

Award ID: 22227006

Award Recipient : Takeo Suzuki Tsutomu Suzuki

Custom metadata

ScienceOpen disciplines: Uncategorized

Keywords: rna,rna modification

Data availability:

ScienceOpen disciplines: Uncategorized

Keywords: rna, rna modification

Comments

Comment on this article

scite_

Cited by 109

See all cited by

Most referenced authors 1,407

See all reference authors

- Version 1

Complete chemical structures of human mitochondrial tRNAs

Read this article at

Abstract

Abstract

Related collections

RNA drug delivery

Most cited references 87

Pseudouridine profiling reveals regulated mRNA pseudouridylation in yeast and human cells

Human mitochondrial tRNAs: biogenesis, function, structural aspects, and diseases.

Ribosome. The structure of the human mitochondrial ribosome.

Author and article information

Contributors

Journal

Affiliations

Author information

Article

History

Funding

Categories

Custom metadata

Comments

Comment on this article

Similar content 455

Cited by 109

Most referenced authors 1,407