The dynamic epitranscriptome: N6-methyladenosine and gene expression control

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 313-326

  Meyer, Kate D ^a   Jaffrey, Samie R ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENOSINE; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYADENYLATED RNA; RIBOSOME RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; ADENOSINE; ALKBH5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; DIOXYGENASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FTO PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METTL3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; N(6) METHYLADENOSINE; N(6)-METHYLADENOSINE; PROTEIN;

DEMETHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MAMMAL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; RNA STABILITY;

MAMMALIA;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; DIOXYGENASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLATION; METHYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEINS; RNA STABILITY; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84899586607     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm3785     Document Type: Review

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