A database for tRNAs of photosynthetic eukaryotes

The PlantRNA 2.0 database compiles tRNA gene sequences retrieved from fully annotated nuclear, plastidial and mitochondrial genomes of photosynthetic organisms. After a first version released in 2012, version 2.0 was implemented end of 2021. New species are regularly added.
This database is hosted and maintained by the IBMP (Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes) from Strasbourg, France (http://www.ibmp.cnrs.fr/).
The PlantRNA database provides, in addition to tRNA gene sequences with their (linear) secondary structure, other important biological information on:
  • 5'- and 3'- flanking sequences
  • tRNA intron sequences
  • tRNA isoacceptors
  • sites of transcription initiation and poly(T) stretches thought to act as transcription terminators
  • sequences of A and B boxes involved in TFIIIC (Transcription factor for Polymerase III) binding
  • aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases and enzymes responsible for tRNA maturation (RNase P, RNase Z, tRNA-nucleotidyl transferase
  • and other tRNA modification enzymes)
  • tRNA import into mitochondria
  • references to published articles

Reference

The data are protected by CC BY-SA licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). When using the PlantRNA database (http://plantrna.ibmp.cnrs.fr/), please cite the following references:
PlantRNA, a database for tRNAs of photosynthetic eukaryotes. Cognat V et al. Nucleic Acids Res, 41 : 273-279 (2013), doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gks935 and
PlantRNA 2.0 : an updated database dedicated to tRNAs of photosynthetic eukaryotes. Cognat et al. Plant J, 112, 1112-1119 (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15997