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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

RNA m5C modification: from physiology to pathology and its biological significance.

Xi Chen, Yixiao Yuan, Fan Zhou, Xiaobing Huang, Lihua Li, Jun Pu, Yong Zeng, Xiulin Jiang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

8 authors.

Xi Chen *Key Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yixiao Yuan *Department of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.
Fan Zhou *Department of Hematology, the Second Hospital Affiliated to Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Xiaobing HuangKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Lihua LiNHC Key Laboratory of Drug Addiction Medicine, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Jun PuKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yong ZengKey Laboratory of Neurological and Psychiatric Disease Research of Yunnan Province, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Xiulin JiangDepartment of Medicine, UF Health Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA 5-methylcytosine (m5C) modification is a crucial epitranscriptomic mark that regulates RNA stability, processing, and translation. Emerging evidence highlights its essential role in various physiological processes, including cellular differentiation, stem cell maintenance, and immune responses. Dysregulation of m5C modification has been implicated in multiple pathological conditions, particularly in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, and metabolic diseases. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the molecular mechanisms governing m5C deposition, its functional consequences in normal physiology, and its contributions to disease pathogenesis. Furthermore, we discuss the potential of m5C as a biomarker and therapeutic target, offering new insights into its biological significance and clinical relevance.

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5-MethylcytosineRNARNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalAnimalsBiomarkersCell DifferentiationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansNeoplasmsNeurodegenerative Diseases5-MethylcytosineBiomarkersRNA5-methylcytosinebiological significancecancer immunotherapymethodspathologyphysiology

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PMID40370440
PMCPMC12075115

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