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tRNAs as a driving force of genome evolution in yeast
Guimarães, Ana Rita; Correia, Inês; Sousa, Inês; Oliveira, Carla; Moura, Gabriela; Bezerra, Ana Rita; Santos, Manuel A.S.Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) are widely known for their roles in the decoding of the linear mRNA information into amino acid sequences of proteins. They are also multifunctional platforms in the translation process and have other roles beyond translation, including sensing amino acid abundance, interacting with the general stress response machinery, and modulating cellular adaptation, survival, and death. In this mini...
The role of non-standard translation in Candida albicans pathogenesis
Bezerra, Ana Rita; Oliveira, Carla; Correia, Inês; Guimarães, Ana Rita; Sousa, Gonçalo; Carvalho, Maria João; Moura, Gabriela; Santos, Manuel A. S.Candida albicans typically resides in the human gastrointestinal tract and mucosal membranes as a commensal organism. To adapt and cope with the host immune system, it has evolved a variety of mechanisms of adaptation such as stress-induced mutagenesis and epigenetic regulation. Niche-specific patterns of gene expression also allow the fungus to fine-tune its response to specific microenvironments in the host a...