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Publication Date
12-27-2018
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-018-1611-1
Abstract
Cells adapt to stress by altering gene expression at multiple levels. Here, we propose a new mechanism regulating stress-dependent gene expression at the level of translation, with coordinated interplay between the tRNA epitranscriptome and biased codon usage in families of stress-response genes. In this model, auxiliary genetic information contained in synonymous codon usage enables regulation of codon-biased and functionally related transcripts by dynamic changes in the tRNA epitranscriptome. This model partly explains the association between synchronous stress-dependent epitranscriptomic marks and significant multi-codon usage skewing in families of translationally regulated transcripts. The model also predicts translational adaptation during viral infections.
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Chan, Cheryl; Pham, Phuong; Dedon, Peter C.; and Begley, Thomas J., "Lifestyle modifications: coordinating the tRNA epitranscriptome with codon bias to adapt translation during stress responses" (2018). Biological Sciences Faculty Scholarship. 31.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/biology_fac_scholar/31
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This is the Publisher’s PDF of the following article made available by Genome Biology: Chan, C., Pham, P., Dedon, P.C. et al. Lifestyle modifications: coordinating the tRNA epitranscriptome with codon bias to adapt translation during stress responses. Genome Biol 19, 228 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-018-1611-1