Eukaryotic tRNA splicing - one goal, two strategies, many players.
Biol Chem
; 403(8-9): 765-778, 2022 07 26.
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ABSTRACT
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are transcribed as precursor molecules that undergo several maturation steps before becoming functional for protein synthesis. One such processing mechanism is the enzyme-catalysed splicing of intron-containing pre-tRNAs. Eukaryotic tRNA splicing is an essential process since intron-containing tRNAs cannot fulfil their canonical function at the ribosome. Splicing of pre-tRNAs occurs in two steps:
The introns are first excised by a tRNA-splicing endonuclease and the exons are subsequently sealed by an RNA ligase. An intriguing complexity has emerged from newly identified tRNA splicing factors and their interplay with other RNA processing pathways during the past few years. This review summarises our current understanding of eukaryotic tRNA splicing and the underlying enzyme machinery. We highlight recent structural advances and how they have shaped our mechanistic understanding of tRNA splicing in eukaryotic cells. A special focus lies on biochemically distinct strategies for exon-exon ligation in fungi versus metazoans.Palavras-chave
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