title: Every little piece counts: the many faces of tRNA transcripts.
abstract: For over half a century, tRNAs have been exclusively known as decoders of genomic information. However, recent reports evidenced that tRNA transcripts are also bearers of functional RNAs, which are able to execute various tasks through an array of mechanisms. Here, we succinctly review the diversity and functions of RNAs deriving from tRNA loci.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biochemistry ; RNA Group; Université de Sherbrooke ; Sherbrooke , Québec , Canada.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lalaouna
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biochemistry ; RNA Group; Université de Sherbrooke ; Sherbrooke , Québec , Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Carrier
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biochemistry ; RNA Group; Université de Sherbrooke ; Sherbrooke , Québec , Canada.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Massé
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000926:Anticodon / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D012322:RNA Precursors / Q000235:genetics*; D012323:RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D000926:Anticodon; D012322:RNA Precursors; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: 3′ETS; ITS; TLR; junk RNA; regulatory RNA; tRFs; tRNA; tRNA halves