Heterobifunctional small molecules to modulate RNA function

S Kovachka, Y Tong, JL Childs-Disney… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
RNA has diverse cellular functionality, including regulating gene expression, protein
translation, and cellular response to stimuli, due to its intricate structures. Over the past …

RNA editing enzymes: structure, biological functions and applications

D Zhang, L Zhu, Y Gao, Y Wang, P Li - Cell & Bioscience, 2024 - Springer
With the advancement of sequencing technologies and bioinformatics, over than 170
different RNA modifications have been identified. However, only a few of these modifications …

[PDF][PDF] Precise in vivo RNA base editing with a wobble-enhanced circular CLUSTER guide RNA

P Reautschnig, C Fruhner, N Wahn, CP Wiegand… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Recruiting the endogenous editing enzyme adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR)
with tailored guide RNAs for adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA base editing is promising for …

A pipeline for identifying guide RNA sequences that promote RNA editing of nonsense mutations that cause inherited retinal diseases

N Schneider, R Steinberg, A Ben-David… - … Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2024 - cell.com
Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) are endogenous enzymes catalyzing the
deamination of adenosines to inosines, which are then read as guanosines during …

Rational design of base, sugar and backbone modifications improves ADAR-mediated RNA editing

G Lu, C Shivalila, P Monian, H Yu… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
AIMers are short, chemically modified oligonucleotides that induce A-to-I RNA editing
through interaction with endogenous adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADAR) …

[HTML][HTML] Study of tree shrew biology and models: A booming and prosperous field for biomedical research

YG Yao, L Lu, RJ Ni, R Bi, C Chen… - Zoological …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) has long been proposed as a suitable alternative to non-
human primates (NHPs) in biomedical and laboratory research due to its close evolutionary …

The role of phase separation in RNA modification: Both cause and effect

Y Lu, L Gan, S Di, F Nie, H Shi, R Wang, F Yang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase separation is a critical mechanism for partitioning cellular functions by specific
aggregation of biological macromolecules. Recent studies have found that phase separation …

[HTML][HTML] ADAR-Mediated A> I (G) RNA Editing in the Genotoxic Drug Response of Breast Cancer

YA Bernal, E Durán, I Solar… - … Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epitranscriptomics is a field that delves into post-transcriptional changes. Among these
modifications, the conversion of adenosine to inosine, traduced as guanosine (A> I (G)), is …

Structural and functional effects of inosine modification in mRNA

HG Mendoza, PA Beal - RNA, 2024 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
Inosine (I), resulting from the deamination of adenosine (A), is a prominent modification in
the human transcriptome. The enzymes responsible for the conversion of adenosine to …

Adenosine deaminases that act on RNA, then and now

BL Bass - RNA, 2024 - rnajournal.cshlp.org
In this article, I recount my memories of key experiments that led to my entry into the RNA
editing/modification field. I highlight initial observations made by the pioneers in the ADAR …