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ArticleNature cell biology2021

ALKBH7-mediated demethylation regulates mitochondrial polycistronic RNA processing.

Li-Sheng Zhang, Qing-Ping Xiong, Sonia Peña Perez, Chang Liu, Jiangbo Wei, Cassy Le, Linda Zhang, Bryan T Harada, Qing Dai, Xinran Feng and 9 more

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Article in Nature cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
77citing papers in PubMed
6.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

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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

77 citing papers in PubMed, 104 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

19 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Li-Sheng ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Qing-Ping XiongState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Sonia Peña PerezDepartment of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Chang LiuDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jiangbo WeiDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2691-6490
Cassy LeDepartment of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Linda ZhangDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Bryan T HaradaDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9683-782X
Qing DaiDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8578-1568
Xinran FengDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ziyang HaoDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Yuru WangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Xueyang DongDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2186-1726
Lulu HuDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
En-Duo WangState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China.
Tao PanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Arne KlunglandDepartment of Microbiology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7274-3661
Ru-Juan LiuState Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China. liurj@shanghaitech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7459-3126
Chuan HeDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. chuanhe@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4319-7424
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USOslo University Hospital · NOShanghaiTech University · CNUniversity of Chicago · USCenter for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science · CN

Funding

Transcriptome-wide base-resolution sequencing of pseudouridine in human normal and AD brain tissues-CEGS Admin supplement 2020-2021RM1HG008935 · NHGRI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI HE, CHUAN · 2016 to 2025
$24.4M
Direct Oxidative Nucleic Acids DemethylationR01ES030546 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI HE, CHUAN · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
NHGRI NIH HHS RM1 HG008935NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES030546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Members of the mammalian AlkB family are known to mediate nucleic acid demethylation

Indexed as

RNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAdenosineAlkB EnzymesCytidineGuanosineHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHep G2 CellsHumansMitochondriaMitochondrial ProteinsProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MitochondrialRNA, Transfer1-methyladenosine1-methylguanosine3-methylcytidineAdenosineAlkB EnzymesALKBH7 protein, humanCytidineGuanosineMitochondrial ProteinsN(2),N(2)-dimethylguanosineRNA, MitochondrialRNA, Transfer

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PMID34253897
PMCPMC8716185
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