Post-Transcriptional Methylation of Mitochondrial-tRNA Differentially Contributes to Mitochondrial Pathology
S. Maharjan, H. Gamper, Y. Yamaki, R. Y. Henley, N. Sheng, T. Suzuki, T. Suzuki, J. A. Piccirilli, M. Wanunu, E. Seifert, D. C. Wallace, Y.-M. Hou
The paper shows that N1-methylation at position 9 of mt-Leu(UAA) stabilizes wild-type mt-tRNA but destabilizes pathogenic variants, suggesting methylation control could be therapeutic.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2023Cell Biology