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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2024

RNA m6A modification, signals for degradation or stabilisation?

Guifeng Wei

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed
11.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. FTO-mediated mRNA biology · 2026
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  8. Nuclear m6A Methylase METTL3 Drives Production of ITGβ4E to Exacerbate Heart Failure via SRSF3-Mediated Alternative Splicing of ITGβ4.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  9. Regulation of PSAT1 and PHGDH by m6A in endocrine-resistant breast cancer cells.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease · 2026
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  12. IGF2BP1 modulates ZDHHC5-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome activation to promote mitochondrial damage and foam cell formation of vascular smooth muscle cells.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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  13. oHSV-1-modulated mVirology journal · 2026
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  18. Genome-Wide Analysis of YTH Domain Proteins inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Guifeng WeiDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QU, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-5698-426X
University of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RNA modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is conserved across eukaryotes, and profoundly influences RNA metabolism, including regulating RNA stability. METTL3 and METTL14, together with several accessory components, form a 'writer' complex catalysing m6A modification. Conversely, FTO and ALKBH5 function as demethylases, rendering m6A dynamic. Key to understanding the functional significance of m6A is its 'reader' proteins, exemplified by YTH-domain-containing proteins (YTHDFs) canonical reader and insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins (IGF2BPs) non-canonical reader. These proteins play a crucial role in determining RNA stability: YTHDFs mainly promote mRNA degradation through different cytoplasmic pathways, whereas IGF2BPs function to maintain mRNA stability. Additionally, YTHDC1 functions within the nucleus to degrade or protect certain m6A-containing RNAs, and other non-canonical readers also contribute to RNA stability regulation. Notably, m6A regulates retrotransposon LINE1 RNA stability and/or transcription via multiple mechanisms. However, conflicting observations underscore the complexities underlying m6A's regulation of RNA stability depending upon the RNA sequence/structure context, developmental stage, and/or cellular environment. Understanding the interplay between m6A and other RNA regulatory elements is pivotal in deciphering the multifaceted roles m6A plays in RNA stability regulation and broader cellular biology.

Indexed as

AdenosineRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA StabilityAlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOAnimalsHumansMethyltransferasesRNARNA, MessengerRNA MethylationRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAdenosineAlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseAlpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTOMethyltransferasesMETTL14 protein, humanMETTL3 protein, humanN-methyladenosineRNARNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, MessengerIGF2BPMETTL3mRNA stabilityN 6-methyladenosineYTHDF

Identifiers

PMID38629637
PMCPMC11088905
OpenAlexW4394874035

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