Naturally occurring modified ribonucleosides

PJ McCown, A Ruszkowska, CN Kunkler… - Wiley …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical identity of RNA molecules beyond the four standard ribonucleosides has
fascinated scientists since pseudouridine was characterized as the “fifth” ribonucleotide in …

Linking the YTH domain to cancer: the importance of YTH family proteins in epigenetics

R Shi, S Ying, Y Li, L Zhu, X Wang, H Jin - Cell Death & Disease, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A), the most prevalent and reversible modification of
mRNA in mammalian cells, has recently been extensively studied in epigenetic regulation …

[HTML][HTML] Overexpression of METTL3 attenuates high-glucose induced RPE cell pyroptosis by regulating miR-25-3p/PTEN/Akt signaling cascade through DGCR8

X Zha, X Xi, X Fan, M Ma, Y Zhang, Y Yang - Aging (Albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Methyltransferase-like protein 3 (METTL3) regulates multiple cell functions and
diseases by modulating N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) modifications. However, it is still …

A single-cell atlas of Plasmodium falciparum transmission through the mosquito

E Real, VM Howick, FA Dahalan, K Witmer… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Malaria parasites have a complex life cycle featuring diverse developmental strategies, each
uniquely adapted to navigate specific host environments. Here we use single-cell …

Extracellular vesicles could be a putative posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism that shapes intracellular RNA levels in Plasmodium falciparum

M Kioko, A Pance, S Mwangi, D Goulding… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Plasmodium falciparum secretes extracellular vesicles (Pf EVs) that contain parasite-derived
RNA. However, the significance of the secreted RNA remains unexplored. Here, we …

Ghost authors revealed: The structure and function of human N6‐methyladenosine RNA methyltransferases

K Breger, CN Kunkler, NJ O'Leary… - Wiley …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the discovery of modified nucleic acids nearly 75 years ago, their biological
functions are still being elucidated. N 6‐methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant …

Emerging biology of noncoding RNAs in malaria parasites

K Simantov, M Goyal, R Dzikowski - PLoS pathogens, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In eukaryotic organisms, noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) have been implicated as important
regulators of multifaceted biological processes, including transcriptional, posttranscriptional …

5-methylcytosine modification by Plasmodium NSUN2 stabilizes mRNA and mediates the development of gametocytes

M Liu, G Guo, P Qian, J Mu, B Lu… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
5-methylcytosine (m5C) is an important epitranscriptomic modification involved in
messenger RNA (mRNA) stability and translation efficiency in various biological processes …

Malaria parasite stress tolerance is regulated by DNMT2-mediated tRNA cytosine methylation

E Hammam, A Sinha, S Baumgarten, F Nardella… - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Malaria parasites need to cope with changing environmental conditions that require strong
countermeasures to ensure pathogen survival in the human and mosquito hosts. The …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative spatial proteomics of Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes

A Siau, JW Ang, O Sheriff, R Hoo, HP Loh, D Tay… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Plasmodium parasites contribute to one of the highest global infectious disease burdens. To
achieve this success, the parasite has evolved a range of specialized subcellular …