Francesca Tuorto
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Francesca Tuorto
@francescatuorto.bsky.social
RNA Biologist lost in Translation.....
Division of Biochemistry
Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University
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We’re excited to share our latest manuscript exploring a fascinating aspect of tRNA biology—how tRNA processing interfaces with nucleoside modifications.
Just out on @natcomms.nature.com
A fantastic collaboration with @sebastianglatt.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Queuosine is incorporated into precursor tRNA before splicing - Nature Communications
tRNA modifications are essential for function, yet their timing relative to processing is unclear. Here, the authors show that queuosine and derivative modifications occur before splicing of pre-tRNA^...
www.nature.com
It is always a pleasure to write about epitranscriptomics together with Frank Lyko. Here’s a spotlight on how queuosine and preQ1, two microbial metabolites, shape mammalian protein translation. 👇 👇 👇 authors.elsevier.com/c/1mCYm5WXUl...
Dec 3, 2025, 8:37 AM
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
We’re excited to share our latest manuscript exploring a fascinating aspect of tRNA biology—how tRNA processing interfaces with nucleoside modifications.
Just out on @natcomms.nature.com
A fantastic collaboration with @sebastianglatt.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Queuosine is incorporated into precursor tRNA before splicing - Nature Communications
tRNA modifications are essential for function, yet their timing relative to processing is unclear. Here, the authors show that queuosine and derivative modifications occur before splicing of pre-tRNA^...
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Exciting times in tRNA biology! Grateful for the amazing collaboration with @sebastianglatt.bsky.social and proud to have contributed. So much more awaits discover!
August 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Just out
with Jirka Peschek and RMaP - TRR319

Interplay Between tRNA Modifications and Processing sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Interplay Between tRNA Modifications and Processing
Transfer RNAs play a key role during protein synthesis by decoding genetic information at the translating ribosome. During their biosynthesis, tRNA mo…
sciencedirect.com
May 25, 2025 at 9:48 AM