Human TRMT2A methylates tRNA and contributes to translation fidelity

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nucleic Acids Research..

5-Methyluridine (m5U) is one of the most abundant RNA modifications found in cytosolic tRNA. tRNA methyltransferase 2 homolog A (hTRMT2A) is the dedicated mammalian enzyme for m5U formation at tRNA position 54. However, its RNA binding specificity and functional role in the cell are not well understood. Here we dissected structural and sequence requirements for binding and methylation of its RNA targets. Specificity of tRNA modification by hTRMT2A is achieved by a combination of modest binding preference and presence of a uridine in position 54 of tRNAs. Mutational analysis together with cross-linking experiments identified a large hTRMT2A-tRNA binding surface. Furthermore, complementing hTRMT2A interactome studies revealed that hTRMT2A interacts with proteins involved in RNA biogenesis. Finally, we addressed the question of the importance of hTRMT2A function by showing that its knockdown reduces translation fidelity. These findings extend the role of hTRMT2A beyond tRNA modification towards a role in translation.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

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Nucleic acids research - 51(2023), 16 vom: 08. Sept., Seite 8691-8710

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Witzenberger, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Burczyk, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Settele, David [VerfasserIn]
Mayer, Wieland [VerfasserIn]
Welp, Luisa M [VerfasserIn]
Heiss, Matthias [VerfasserIn]
Wagner, Mirko [VerfasserIn]
Monecke, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Janowski, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Carell, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Urlaub, Henning [VerfasserIn]
Hauck, Stefanie M [VerfasserIn]
Voigt, Aaron [VerfasserIn]
Niessing, Dierk [VerfasserIn]

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63231-63-0
9014-25-9
EC 2.1.1.-
Journal Article
RNA
RNA, Transfer
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TRMT2A protein, human
TRNA Methyltransferases

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Date Completed 11.09.2023

Date Revised 04.10.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/nar/gkad565

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358966612