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Pathogenesis-related mutations in the T-loops of human mitochondrial tRNAs affect 3' end processing and tRNA structure.
RNA biology - 1 Mar 2012
Levinger Louis, Serjanov Dmitri
Abstract excerpt
Numerous mutations in the mitochondrial genome are associated with maternally transmitted diseases and syndromes that affect muscle and other high energy-demand tissues. The mitochondrial genome encodes 13 polypeptides, 2 rRNAs and 22 interspersed tRNAs via long bidirectional polycistronic primary transcripts, requiring precise excision of the tRNAs. Despite making up only ~10% of the mitochondrial genome, tRNA...
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