Methylation Modifications in Eukaryotic Messenger RNA

Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 21-33

  Liu, Jun ^a   Jia, Guifang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

5 methylcytosine (m5C); N6 methyladenosine (m6A); N7 methylguanosine (m7G); RNA methylation

Indexed keywords

5 METHYLCYTOSINE; 6 N METHYLADENOSINE; 6 N,N DIMETHYLADENOSINE; 7 METHYLGUANOSINE; ADENOSINE DERIVATIVE; DNA; DNA HOMOLOG; HISTONE; MESSENGER RNA; N 6 FORMYLADENOSINE; N 6 HYDROXYMETHYLADENOSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKYLATION; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; DEMETHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; FAT MASS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC MARKER; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OBESITY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA METHYLATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA STABILITY; RNA TRANSLATION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EUKARYOTA;

5-METHYLCYTOSINE (M(5)C); N(6)-METHYLADENOSINE (M(6)A); N(7)-METHYLGUANOSINE (M(7)G); RNA METHYLATION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; EUKARYOTA; HUMANS; METHYLATION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84893656323     PISSN: 16738527     EISSN: 18735533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.10.002     Document Type: Review

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