Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2024

Publication Title

Trends in Genetics

Disciplines

Biology | Cell and Developmental Biology

Abstract

In the past decade tRNA sequencing (tRNA-seq) has attracted considerable attention as an important tool for the development of novel approaches to quantify highly modified tRNA species and to propel tRNA research aimed at understanding the cellular physiology and disease and development of tRNA-based therapeutics. Many methods are available to quantify tRNA abundance while accounting for modifications and tRNA charging/acylation. Advances in both library preparation methods and bioinformatic workflows have enabled developments in next-generation sequencing (NGS) workflows. Other approaches forgo NGS applications in favor of hybridization-based approaches. In this review we provide a brief comparative overview of various tRNA quantification approaches, focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of these methods, which together facilitate reliable tRNA quantification.

Comments

This work was supported by funds from FDA CBER operating funds. This work was also supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) grant HL151392.

DOI

10.1016/j.tig.2023.11.001

Version

Publisher's PDF

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Volume

40

Issue

3

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