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Quantitative tRNA-sequencing uncovers metazoan tissue-specific tRNA regulation

ABSTRACT: Transfer RNAs (tRNA) are quintessential in deciphering the genetic code; disseminating nucleic acid triplets into correct amino acid identity. While this decoding function is clear, an emerging theme is that tRNA abundance and functionality can powerfully impact protein production rate, folding, activity, and messenger RNA stability. Importantly, however, the expression pattern of tRNAs (in even simple systems) is obliquely known. Limited analysis suggests tRNA levels change during proliferation, differentiation, cancer, and neurodegeneration; possibly mediating changes in translation efficiency and mRNA stability. A major limitation for the field has been the ability to subject tRNA pools to high-throughput analysis as they are highly structured, modified, and of high sequence similarity. Here we present Quantitative Mature tRNA sequencing (QuantM-tRNA seq), an easily implemented high-throughput technique to monitor tRNA abundance and sequence variants (possibly due to RNA modifications). With QuantM-tRNA seq we provide a comprehensive analysis of the tRNA transcriptome from distinct mammalian tissues. We observe dramatic distinctions in isodecoder expression and likely RNA modifications between unique tissues with a particularly strong signature within the central nervous system. Remarkably, despite dramatic changes in tRNA isodecoder gene expression, the overall anticodon pool of each tRNA family is similar. These findings suggest that anticodon pools are buffered via an unknown mechanism to achieve uniform decoding throughout the body.

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE141436 | GEO | 2020/08/04

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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