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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

An Emerging Role of m6A in Memory: A Case for Translational Priming.

Amanda M Leonetti, Ming Yin Chu, Fiona O Ramnaraign, Samuel Holm, Brandon J Walters

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amanda M LeonettiDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
Ming Yin ChuDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
Fiona O RamnaraignDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
Samuel HolmDepartment of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, Mississauga, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
Brandon J WaltersDepartment of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON M5S 3G5, Canada.
University of Toronto · CA

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada XXXXX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Investigation into the role of methylation of the adenosine base (m6A) of RNA has only recently begun, but it quickly became apparent that m6A is able to control and fine-tune many aspects of mRNA, from splicing to translation. The ability of m6A to regulate translation distally, away from traditional sites near the nucleus, quickly caught the eye of neuroscientists because of implications for selective protein translation at synapses. Work in the brain has demonstrated how m6A is functionally required for many neuronal functions, but two in particular are covered at length here: The role of m6A in 1) neuron development; and 2) memory formation. The purpose of this review is not to cover all data about m6A in the brain. Instead, this review will focus on connecting mechanisms of m6A function in neuron development, with m6A's known function in memory formation. We will introduce the concept of "translational priming" and discuss how current data fit into this model, then speculate how m6A-mediated translational priming during memory consolidation can regulate learning and memory locally at the synapse.

Indexed as

Gene Expression RegulationMemoryAdenosineAnimalsBrainEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMammalsMethylationPeptide Chain Initiation, TranslationalRNARNA, MessengerAdenosineRNARNA, MessengerbehaviorepigeneticepitranscriptomicFTOm6amemorymettlythdf

Identifiers

PMID33050279
PMCPMC7589748
OpenAlexW3092564509

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