Abstract
The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases play a dual role in cell metabolism by synthesizing aminoacyl-tRNAs and an odd dinucleotide diadenosine-5′, 5′′′-P1, P4-tetraphosphate which appears to be involved in DNA replication and the control of cell proliferation. This review is a synthesis of recent results on the structure, genetics, cell biology, physiology, role in neoplasia, and role in autoimmune myositis of the higher eukaryotic aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-120 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1986 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aging
- amino acid transport
- aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
- diadenosine tetraphosphate
- hormones
- myositis
- neoplasia
- ontogenesis
- protein synthesis
- starvation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology