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 …

Tau liquid–liquid phase separation in neurodegenerative diseases

S Boyko, WK Surewicz - Trends in cell biology, 2022 - cell.com
Aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein tau plays a major role in Alzheimer's
disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. An exciting recent development is …

Conserved reduction of m6A RNA modifications during aging and neurodegeneration is linked to changes in synaptic transcripts

R Castro-Hernández, T Berulava… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates mRNA metabolism. While it has been implicated in
the development of the mammalian brain and in cognition, the role of m6A in synaptic …

[HTML][HTML] The IGF2BP family of RNA binding proteins links epitranscriptomics to cancer

D Ramesh-Kumar, S Guil - Seminars in Cancer Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
RNA binding proteins that act at the post-transcriptional level display a richness of
mechanisms to modulate the transcriptional output and respond to changing cellular …

Tau interactome and RNA binding proteins in neurodegenerative diseases

T Kavanagh, A Halder, E Drummond - Molecular neurodegeneration, 2022 - Springer
Pathological tau aggregation is a primary neuropathological feature of many
neurodegenerative diseases. Intriguingly, despite the common presence of tau aggregates …

RNA methylation influences TDP43 binding and disease pathogenesis in models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia

M McMillan, N Gomez, C Hsieh, M Bekier, X Li… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
RNA methylation at adenosine N6 (m6A) is one of the most common RNA modifications,
impacting RNA stability, transport, and translation. Previous studies uncovered RNA …

Disrupting pathologic phase transitions in neurodegeneration

BT Hurtle, L Xie, CJ Donnelly - The Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Solid-like protein deposits found in aged and diseased human brains have revealed a
relationship between insoluble protein accumulations and the resulting deficits in neurologic …

Alzheimer's disease and related tauopathies: disorders of disrupted neuronal identity

B Frost - Trends in Neurosciences, 2023 - cell.com
Postmitotic neurons require persistently active controls to maintain terminal differentiation.
Unlike dividing cells, aberrant cell cycle activation in mature neurons causes apoptosis …

Poly (GR) interacts with key stress granule factors promoting its assembly into cytoplasmic inclusions

J Park, Y Wu, W Shao, TF Gendron, SJF van der Spek… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
C9orf72 repeat expansions are the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia
(FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Poly (GR) proteins are toxic to neurons by …

[HTML][HTML] Role of N6-methyladenosine modification in central nervous system diseases and related therapeutic agents

J Lv, L Xing, X Zhong, K Li, M Liu, K Du - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a ubiquitous mRNA modification in eukaryotes. m6A
occurs through the action of methyltransferases, demethylases, and methylation-binding …