N6-methyl-adenosine (m6A) in RNA: An Old Modification with A Novel Epigenetic Function

Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 8-17

  Niu, Yamei ^a   Zhao, Xu ^a,c   Wu, Yong Sheng ^a   Li, Ming Ming ^a,c   Wang, Xiu Jie ^b   Yang, Yun Gui ^a,c  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences and China National Center for Bioinformation   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

ALKBH5; FTO; METTL3; N6 methyl adenosine; RNA metabolism

Indexed keywords

2 OXOGLUTARIC ACID; ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RNA; MESSENGER RNA; N 6 METHYL ADENOSINE; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFER RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ADENOSINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; N DEMETHYLASE; N(6) METHYLADENOSINE; N(6)-METHYLADENOSINE;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DEMETHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONE METHYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; RNA SPLICING; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHYLATION;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; OXIDOREDUCTASES, N-DEMETHYLATING; RNA; RNA SPLICING; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875377560     PISSN: 16720229     EISSN: 22103244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2012.12.002     Document Type: Review

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