Functions and consequences of AID/APOBEC-mediated DNA and RNA deamination

R Pecori, S Di Giorgio, J Paulo Lorenzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The AID/APOBEC polynucleotide cytidine deaminases have historically been classified as
either DNA mutators or RNA editors based on their first identified nucleic acid substrate …

Precision RNA base editing with engineered and endogenous effectors

LS Pfeiffer, T Stafforst - Nature Biotechnology, 2023 - nature.com
RNA base editing refers to the rewriting of genetic information within an intact RNA molecule
and serves various functions, such as evasion of the endogenous immune system and …

The APOBEC protein family: united by structure, divergent in function

JD Salter, RP Bennett, HC Smith - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The APOBEC (apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic polypeptide-like) family of proteins
have diverse and important functions in human health and disease. These proteins have an …

The roles of APOBEC-mediated RNA editing in SARS-CoV-2 mutations, replication and fitness

K Kim, P Calabrese, S Wang, C Qin, Y Rao, P Feng… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
During COVID-19 pandemic, mutations of SARS-CoV-2 produce new strains that can be
more infectious or evade vaccines. Viral RNA mutations can arise from misincorporation by …

EMT and stemness: flexible processes tuned by alternative splicing in development and cancer progression

D Pradella, C Naro, C Sette, C Ghigna - Molecular cancer, 2017 - Springer
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is associated with metastasis formation as well
as with generation and maintenance of cancer stem cells. In this way, EMT contributes to …

[HTML][HTML] Potential APOBEC-mediated RNA editing of the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses and its impact on their longer term evolution

J Ratcliff, P Simmonds - Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Members of the APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases show antiviral activities in
mammalian cells through lethal editing in the genomes of small DNA viruses, herpesviruses …

RNA editing in the forefront of epitranscriptomics and human health

T Christofi, A Zaravinos - Journal of translational medicine, 2019 - Springer
Post-transcriptional modifications have been recently expanded with the addition of RNA
editing, which is predominantly mediated by adenosine and cytidine deaminases acting on …

Chemical modifications to RNA: a new layer of gene expression regulation

J Song, C Yi - ACS chemical biology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The first chemical modification to RNA was discovered nearly 60 years ago; to date, more
than 100 chemically distinct modifications have been identified in cellular RNA. With the …

Determination of a comprehensive alternative splicing regulatory network and combinatorial regulation by key factors during the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

Y Yang, JW Park, TW Bebee… - … and cellular biology, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is an essential biological process during
embryonic development that is also implicated in cancer metastasis. While the …

The role of RNA editing in cancer development and metabolic disorders

CP Kung, LB Maggi Jr, JD Weber - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Numerous human diseases arise from alterations of genetic information, most notably DNA
mutations. Thought to be merely the intermediate between DNA and protein, changes in …