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RNA damage affects cellular fitness through multiple mechanisms. Damage to mRNA, rRNA, or tRNA could lead to failed peptide synthesis by miscoding, stalling, or mRNA turnover. Damage to rRNA could cause defects in ribosomal assembly or crosslinking with ribosomal proteins. tRNA damage may cause aminoacylation defects, potentially leading to production of miscoded proteins
