Role of RNA modifications in cancer

I Barbieri, T Kouzarides - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Specific chemical modifications of biological molecules are an efficient way of regulating
molecular function, and a plethora of downstream signalling pathways are influenced by the …

Inflammation-induced DNA damage, mutations and cancer

J Kay, E Thadhani, L Samson, B Engelward - DNA repair, 2019 - Elsevier
The relationships between inflammation and cancer are varied and complex. An important
connection linking inflammation to cancer development is DNA damage. During …

Means, mechanisms and consequences of adenine methylation in DNA

K Boulias, EL Greer - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyl-2′-deoxyadenosine (6mA or m6dA) has been reported in the DNA of
prokaryotes and eukaryotes ranging from unicellular protozoa and algae to multicellular …

N6-methyladenine DNA modification in the human genome

CL Xiao, S Zhu, M He, D Chen, Q Zhang, Y Chen, G Yu… - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary DNA N 6-methyladenine (6mA) modification is the most prevalent DNA
modification in prokaryotes, but whether it exists in human cells and whether it plays a role in …

Transcriptome-wide mapping reveals reversible and dynamic N1-methyladenosine methylome

X Li, X Xiong, K Wang, L Wang, X Shu, S Ma… - Nature chemical …, 2016 - nature.com
Abstract N 1-Methyladenosine (m1A) is a prevalent post-transcriptional RNA modification,
yet little is known about its abundance, topology and dynamics in mRNA. Here, we show that …

ALKBH5 is a mammalian RNA demethylase that impacts RNA metabolism and mouse fertility

G Zheng, JA Dahl, Y Niu, P Fedorcsak, CM Huang… - Molecular cell, 2013 - cell.com
Summary N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent internal modification of
messenger RNA (mRNA) in higher eukaryotes. Here we report ALKBH5 as another …

2-Oxoglutarate-dependent oxygenases

MS Islam, TM Leissing, R Chowdhury… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
2-Oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenases (2OGXs) catalyze a remarkably diverse range
of oxidative reactions. In animals, these comprise hydroxylations and N-demethylations …

ALKBH1-mediated tRNA demethylation regulates translation

F Liu, W Clark, G Luo, X Wang, Y Fu, J Wei, X Wang… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Summary tRNA is a central component of protein synthesis and the cell signaling network.
One salient feature of tRNA is its heavily modified status, which can critically impact its …

The AlkB family of Fe (II)/α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases: repairing nucleic acid alkylation damage and beyond

BI Fedeles, V Singh, JC Delaney, D Li… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
The AlkB family of Fe (II)-and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases is a class of
ubiquitous direct reversal DNA repair enzymes that remove alkyl adducts from nucleobases …

AlkB homolog 3-mediated tRNA demethylation promotes protein synthesis in cancer cells

Y Ueda, I Ooshio, Y Fusamae, K Kitae, M Kawaguchi… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
The mammalian AlkB homolog (ALKBH) family of proteins possess a 2-oxoglutarate-and Fe
(II)-dependent oxygenase domain. A similar domain in the Escherichia coli AlkB protein …