The proteins of mRNA modification: writers, readers, and erasers

MN Flamand, M Tegowski… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Over the past decade, mRNA modifications have emerged as important regulators of gene
expression control in cells. Fueled in large part by the development of tools for detecting …

Dynamic regulation and functions of mRNA m6A modification

S Wang, W Lv, T Li, S Zhang, H Wang, X Li… - Cancer cell …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract N 6-Methyladenosine (m6A), the most abundant internal modification associated
with eukaryotic mRNAs, has emerged as a dynamic regulatory mechanism controlling the …

METTL3 and N6-methyladenosine promote homologous recombination-mediated repair of DSBs by modulating DNA-RNA hybrid accumulation

C Zhang, L Chen, D Peng, A Jiang, Y He, Y Zeng… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Double-strand breaks (DSBs) are the most deleterious DNA lesions, which, if left unrepaired,
may lead to genome instability or cell death. Here, we report that, in response to DSBs, the …

Molecular mechanisms driving mRNA degradation by m6A modification

Y Lee, J Choe, OH Park, YK Kim - Trends in Genetics, 2020 - cell.com
N 6-Methyladenosine (m 6 A), the most prevalent internal modification associated with
eukaryotic mRNAs, influences many steps of mRNA metabolism, including splicing, export …

The roles of structural dynamics in the cellular functions of RNAs

LR Ganser, ML Kelly, D Herschlag… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2019 - nature.com
RNAs fold into 3D structures that range from simple helical elements to complex tertiary
structures and quaternary ribonucleoprotein assemblies. The functions of many regulatory …

DirectRMDB: a database of post-transcriptional RNA modifications unveiled from direct RNA sequencing technology

Y Zhang, J Jiang, J Ma, Z Wei, Y Wang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
With advanced technologies to map RNA modifications, our understanding of them has
been revolutionized, and they are seen to be far more widespread and important than …

Fundamental studies of functional nucleic acids: aptamers, riboswitches, ribozymes and DNAzymes

R Micura, C Höbartner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
This review aims at juxtaposing common versus distinct structural and functional strategies
that are applied by aptamers, riboswitches, and ribozymes/DNAzymes. Focusing on recently …

Limits in the detection of m6A changes using MeRIP/m6A-seq

ABR McIntyre, NS Gokhale, L Cerchietti, SR Jaffrey… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Many cellular mRNAs contain the modified base m6A, and recent studies have suggested
that various stimuli can lead to changes in m6A. The most common method to map m6A and …

m6A and YTHDF proteins contribute to the localization of select neuronal mRNAs

MN Flamand, KD Meyer - Nucleic Acids Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The transport of mRNAs to distal subcellular compartments is an important component of
spatial gene expression control in neurons. However, the mechanisms that control mRNA …

m6A RNA modification regulates innate lymphoid cell responses in a lineage-specific manner

Y Zhang, W Zhang, J Zhao, T Ito, J Jin, AO Aparicio… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) can quickly switch from a quiescent state to an active state and
rapidly produce effector molecules that provide critical early immune protection. How the …