Component
Mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA
Methionine-charged mitochondrial tRNA before N-formylation.
2 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
Enzymes, hormones, genes, and other components with a recorded effect. These are not nutrients, so they do not count toward the arrows above. Each finding names the chapter that recorded it.
How nutrients reach it in more than one step
Chains of two or more recorded steps that end here, grouped by the nutrient they start from. Each step is a separate finding, so a chain is a route a mechanism could take, not proof that it does.
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
MARS2 is the mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA synthetase, connecting methionine to organelle translation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Established enzyme role described in the human MARS2 disease study.
- limitations
- This role statement is distinct from the patient-cell respiratory measurements.
- nutrient_topic
- L-Methionine collection; species, compartment, exposure, co-substrates and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Methionine
- plain_language
- Mitochondria need their own charging enzyme.
- primary_references
- Novel, compound heterozygous, single-nucleotide variants in MARS2 associated with developmental delay, poor growth, and sensorineural hearing loss. · 2015 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25754315/ · DOI 10.1002/humu.22781
L-Methionine: transport, methylation, sulfur metabolism and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 92–98
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Established enzyme role described in the human MARS2 disease study. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## methionine-mars2-charging Mitochondria need their own charging enzyme. MARS2 is the mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA synthetase, connecting methionine to organelle translation. Model: Established enzyme role described in the human MARS2 disease study. Limitations: This role statement is distinct from the patient-cell respiratory measurements. Evidence access: Primary abstract Novel, compound heterozygous, single-nucleotide variants in MARS2 associated with developmental delay, poor growth, and sensorineural hearing loss. · 2015 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25754315/ · DOI 10.1002/humu.22781
Complete structured claim and evidenceMTFMT uses mitochondrial 10-formyl-THF to generate formylmethionyl-tRNA needed for translation initiation.
Experimental context and source evidence
- experimental_model
- Genetic and tRNA-formylation experiments
- exposure
- Assay conditions described in the linked primary study.
- limitations
- Does not imply that plasma folate directly reports mitochondrial folate.
- nutrient_topic
- Folate and folic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Folate (vitamin B9)
- organism
- Homo sapiens
- plain_language
- Folate supplies the small chemical tag used to start mitochondrial proteins.
- primary_references
- [minton-2018] Serine Catabolism by SHMT2 Is Required for Proper Mitochondrial Translation Initiation and Maintenance of Formylmethionyl-tRNAs (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29452640/ DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.01.024
- tissue_or_cell_type
- Jurkat cells
Folate and folic acid: mechanisms, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1133–1143
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Genetic and tRNA-formylation experiments · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### mtfmt-folate-formylation MTFMT uses mitochondrial 10-formyl-THF to generate formylmethionyl-tRNA needed for translation initiation. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: Folate and folic acid research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: Folate supplies the small chemical tag used to start mitochondrial proteins. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Jurkat cells experimental_model: Genetic and tRNA-formylation experiments limitations: Does not imply that plasma folate directly reports mitochondrial folate. exposure: Assay conditions described in the linked primary study. [minton-2018] Serine Catabolism by SHMT2 Is Required for Proper Mitochondrial Translation Initiation and Maintenance of Formylmethionyl-tRNAs (2018). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29452640/ DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2018.01.024
Complete structured claim and evidence
The events it takes part in
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Situations it appears in
Low-supply and faulty-machinery situations recorded in the chapters where this component plays a part.
In the sources
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Open hypotheses
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