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. 2019 Feb 12;11(8):885–900. doi: 10.4155/fmc-2018-0404

Figure 2. . A model of tRNA modifications in response to oxidative stress.

Figure 2. 

Oxidative stress either activates or augments the activity of TRMs that target specific tRNAs for modification (e.g., Um34) particularly at the wobble position. These modified tRNAs enhance the translation of transcripts with a codon bias that carry out various cellular activities including reactive oxygen species mitigation and promoting cancerous phenotypes.

TRM: tRNA methyltransferase enzyme.