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ArticleViruses2022

Parent tRNA Modification Status Determines the Induction of Functional tRNA-Derived RNA by Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection.

Eun-Jin Choi, Wenzhe Wu, Ke Zhang, Xiaohong Yuan, Junfang Deng, Deena Ismail, Darby L Buck, Kerrie S Thomason, Roberto P Garofalo, Shenglong Zhang and 1 more

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Article in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Transfer RNA Fragments in Diseases of Sensory Organs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. HSV-1 as a Potential Driver of Alzheimer's Disease.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eun-Jin ChoiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Wenzhe WuDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Ke ZhangDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Xiaohong YuanDepartment of Biological and Chemical Science, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY 10023, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9165-5197
Junfang DengDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Deena IsmailDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8080-090X
Darby L BuckDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Kerrie S ThomasonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Roberto P GarofaloDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Shenglong ZhangDepartment of Biological and Chemical Science, New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY 10023, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8003-7484
Xiaoyong BaoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6884-2584
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · USNew York Institute of Technology · US

Funding

Center for Multi-Scale Analysis of the Human EpitranscriptomeRM1HG011563 · NHGRI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI SAMIE R JAFFREY, Kathryn D Meyer · 2021 to 2026
$22.2M
tRNA-derived RNA Fragments (tRFs) and their Functions in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) InfectionR01AI116812 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BAO, XIAOYONG · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
tRNA-derived RNA Fragments and their Role in Nasal SARS-CoV-2 InfectionR21AI166543 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BAO, XIAOYONG · 2022 to 2023
$680k
NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG011563NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI116812NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI166543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

tRNA-derived RNA fragments (tRFs) are a recently discovered family of small noncoding RNAs (sncRNAs). We previously reported that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection induces functional tRFs, which are derived from a limited subset of parent tRNAs, in airway epithelial cells. Such induction is also observed in nasopharyngeal wash samples from RSV patients and correlates to RSV genome copies, suggesting a clinical significance of tRFs in RSV infection. This work also investigates whether the modification of parent tRNAs is changed by RSV to induce tRFs, using one of the most inducible tRFs as a model. We discovered that RSV infection changed the methylation modification of adenine at position 57 in tRNA glutamic acid, with a codon of CTC (tRNA-GluCTC), and the change is essential for its cleavage. AlkB homolog 1, a previously reported tRNA demethylase, appears to remove methyladenine from tRNA-GluCTC, prompting the subsequent production of tRFs from the 5'-end of tRNA-GluCTC, a regulator of RSV replication. This study demonstrates for the first time the importance of post-transcriptional modification of tRNAs in tRF biogenesis following RSV infection, providing critical insights for antiviral strategy development.

Indexed as

Respiratory Syncytial Virus InfectionsRNA, Small UntranslatedEpithelial CellsHumansRNA, TransferRNA, Small UntranslatedRNA, TransferRSV replicationtRFtRNA modification

Identifiers

PMID36680097
PMCPMC9860972
OpenAlexW4313244968

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