RNA modifications in physiology and disease: towards clinical applications

S Delaunay, M Helm, M Frye - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
The ability of chemical modifications of single nucleotides to alter the electrostatic charge,
hydrophobic surface and base pairing of RNA molecules is exploited for the clinical use of …

RNA modifications: importance in immune cell biology and related diseases

L Cui, R Ma, J Cai, C Guo, Z Chen, L Yao… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA modifications have become hot topics recently. By influencing RNA processes,
including generation, transportation, function, and metabolization, they act as critical …

5-methylcytosine RNA methyltransferases and their potential roles in cancer

M Li, Z Tao, Y Zhao, L Li, J Zheng, Z Li… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract In recent years, 5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA modification has emerged as a key
player in regulating RNA metabolism and function through coding as well as non-coding …

Non-coding RNA in the wiring and remodeling of neural circuits

M Soutschek, G Schratt - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The brain constantly adapts to changes in the environment, a capability that underlies
memory and behavior. Long-term adaptations require the remodeling of neural circuits that …

Emerging roles of RNA methylation in development

MK Wang, CC Gao, YG Yang - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus More than 170 different types of chemical modifications have been identified on
diverse types of RNA, collectively known as the epitranscriptome. Among them, N 6 …

5-methylcytosine (m5C) RNA modification controls the innate immune response to virus infection by regulating type I interferons

Y Zhang, LS Zhang, Q Dai, P Chen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
5-methylcytosine (m5C) is one of the most prevalent modifications of RNA, playing important
roles in RNA metabolism, nuclear export, and translation. However, the potential role of RNA …

tRNA dysregulation in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases

RW Burgess, E Storkebaum - Annual review of cell and …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Transfer RNAs (tRNAs) decode messenger RNA codons to peptides at the ribosome. The
nuclear genome contains many tRNA genes for each amino acid and even each anticodon …

NSUN2‐mediated m5C RNA methylation dictates retinoblastoma progression through promoting PFAS mRNA stability and expression

S Zuo, L Li, X Wen, X Gu, A Zhuang, R Li… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The precise temporal and spatial regulation of N5‐methylcytosine (m5C) RNA
modification plays essential roles in RNA metabolism, and is necessary for the maintenance …

Epitranscriptome: review of top 25 most-studied RNA modifications

VA Arzumanian, GV Dolgalev, IY Kurbatov… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The alphabet of building blocks for RNA molecules is much larger than the standard four
nucleotides. The diversity is achieved by the post-transcriptional biochemical modification of …

Arginine limitation drives a directed codon-dependent DNA sequence evolution response in colorectal cancer cells

DJ Hsu, J Gao, N Yamaguchi, A Pinzaru, Q Wu… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Utilization of specific codons varies between organisms. Cancer represents a model for
understanding DNA sequence evolution and could reveal causal factors underlying codon …