Small RNA modifications: regulatory molecules and potential applications

Q Xiong, Y Zhang - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Small RNAs (also referred to as small noncoding RNAs, sncRNA) are defined as polymeric
ribonucleic acid molecules that are less than 200 nucleotides in length and serve a variety of …

Writers, readers, and erasers RNA modifications and drug resistance in cancer

D Chen, X Gu, Y Nurzat, L Xu, X Li, L Wu, H Jiao… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Drug resistance in cancer cells significantly diminishes treatment efficacy, leading to
recurrence and metastasis. A critical factor contributing to this resistance is the epigenetic …

The epitranscriptomic mechanism of metal toxicity and carcinogenesis

C Yang, Z Wang - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metals are common toxic environmental pollutants. Acute or chronic exposure to metal
pollutants causes severe adverse health effects in animals and humans, such as …

Mutant NPM1-Regulated FTO-Mediated m6A Demethylation Promotes Leukemic Cell Survival via PDGFRB/ERK Signaling Axis

Q Xiao, L Lei, J Ren, M Peng, Y Jing, X Jiang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with nucleophosmin 1 (NPM1) mutations exhibits distinct
biological and clinical features, accounting for approximately one-third of AML. Recently, the …

Recent insights into the structure, function, and regulation of the eukaryotic transfer RNA splicing endonuclease complex

CK Hayne, TA Lewis, RE Stanley - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The splicing of transfer RNA (tRNA) introns is a critical step of tRNA maturation, for intron‐
containing tRNAs. In eukaryotes, tRNA splicing is a multi‐step process that relies on several …

Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy: the roles of mt-tRNA mutations

Y Ding, B Gao, J Huang - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are important organelles whose primary role is generating energy through the
oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) system. Cardiomyopathy, a common clinical disorder …

Human TRMT2A methylates tRNA and contributes to translation fidelity

M Witzenberger, S Burczyk, D Settele… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Methyluridine (m5U) is one of the most abundant RNA modifications found in cytosolic tRNA.
tRNA methyltransferase 2 homolog A (hTRMT2A) is the dedicated mammalian enzyme for …

The expanding roles of myonuclei in adult skeletal muscle health and function

AK Borowik, KA Murach, BF Miller - Biochemical Society …, 2024 - portlandpress.com
Skeletal muscle cells (myofibers) require multiple nuclei to support a cytoplasmic volume
that is larger than other mononuclear cell types. It is dogmatic that mammalian resident …

[HTML][HTML] The role of miR-155 in cardiovascular diseases: Potential diagnostic and therapeutic targets

RL Zhang, WM Wang, JQ Li, RW Li, J Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases, heart
failure (HF), and acute coronary syndrome, represent a significant threat to global health and …

RNA modifications in physiology and pathology: Progressing towards application in clinical settings

X Jiang, L Zhan, X Tang - Cellular Signalling, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential to modify individual nucleotides through chemical means in order to impact the
electrostatic charge, hydrophobic properties, and base pairing of RNA molecules is …