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- Title
tRNA modifications and islet function.
- Authors
Wei, Fan‐Yan; Tomizawa, Kazuhito
- Abstract
Efficient and accurate protein translation is essential to producing insulin in pancreatic β‐cells. Transfer RNA (tRNA) is known as the key component of the protein translational machinery. Interestingly, tRNA contains a wide variety of chemical modifications, which are posttranscriptionally catalysed by tRNA modifying enzymes. Recent advances in genome‐sequencing technology have unveiled a number of genetic variations that are associated with the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Some of these mutations are located in the genes of tRNA modifying enzymes. Using cellular and animal models, it has been showed that dysregulation of tRNA modification impairs protein translation in pancreatic β‐cells and leads to aberrant insulin production. In this review, we discuss the recent findings in the molecular functions of tRNA modifications and their involvement in the development of T2D.
- Subjects
TRANSFER RNA; ISLANDS of Langerhans; TYPE 2 diabetes; INSULIN; RNA interference
- Publication
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 2018, Vol 20, p20
- ISSN
1462-8902
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/dom.13405