Dynamic RNA modifications in gene expression regulation

IA Roundtree, ME Evans, T Pan, C He - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Over 100 types of chemical modifications have been identified in cellular RNAs. While the
5′ cap modification and the poly (A) tail of eukaryotic mRNA play key roles in regulation …

FTO m6A demethylase in obesity and cancer: implications and underlying molecular mechanisms

SK Azzam, H Alsafar, AA Sajini - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) is the first reported RNA N6-
methyladenosine (m6A) demethylase in eukaryotic cells. m6A is considered as the most …

m6A epitranscriptomic regulation of tissue homeostasis during primate aging

Z Wu, M Lu, D Liu, Y Shi, J Ren, S Wang, Y Jing… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract How N 6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most abundant mRNA modification,
contributes to primate tissue homeostasis and physiological aging remains elusive. Here …

Myosteatosis in cirrhosis: a review of diagnosis, pathophysiological mechanisms and potential interventions

M Ebadi, C Tsien, RA Bhanji, AR Dunichand-Hoedl… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Myosteatosis, or pathological excess fat accumulation in muscle, has been widely defined
as a lower mean skeletal muscle radiodensity on computed tomography (CT). It is reported …

The RNA Modification N6-Methyladenosine and Its Implications in Human Disease

PJ Batista - Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Impaired gene regulation lies at the heart of many disorders, including developmental
diseases and cancer. Furthermore, the molecular pathways that control gene expression are …

The emerging role of m6A modification in regulating the immune system and autoimmune diseases

Y Wang, L Li, J Li, B Zhao, G Huang, X Li… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Over the past several decades, RNA modifications have rapidly emerged as an
indispensable topic in epitranscriptomics. N6-methyladenosine (m6A), namely, methylation …

Novel positioning from obesity to cancer: FTO, an m6A RNA demethylase, regulates tumour progression

JL Chen, B Du - Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The fat mass-and obesity-associated (FTO) gene on chromosome 16q12. 2 shows
an intimate association with obesity and body mass index. Recently, research into the FTO …

Epigenetic regulation of energy metabolism in obesity

W Gao, JL Liu, X Lu, Q Yang - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally. Although modern adoption of a
sedentary lifestyle coupled with energy-dense nutrition is considered to be the main cause …

[HTML][HTML] The critical roles of m6A modification in metabolic abnormality and cardiovascular diseases

B Zhang, H Jiang, Z Dong, A Sun, J Ge - Genes & diseases, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation is an emerging area of epigenetics,
which is a reversible and dynamic modification mediating by 'writers'(methylase, adding …

Emerging role of m6A RNA methylation in nutritional physiology and metabolism

J Wu, K Frazier, J Zhang, Z Gan, T Wang… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Summary N6‐methyladenine (m6A) is the most prevalent type of internal RNA methylation in
eukaryotic mRNA and plays critical roles in regulating gene expression for fundamental …