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ReviewRNA (New York, N.Y.)2021

A mark of disease: how mRNA modifications shape genetic and acquired pathologies.

Eliana Destefanis, Gülben Avşar, Paula Groza, Antonia Romitelli, Serena Torrini, Pınar Pir, Silvestro G Conticello, Francesca Aguilo, Erik Dassi

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In one paragraph

Review in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. RNA modifications in hematological malignancies.International journal of hematology · 2023
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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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Eliana Destefanis *Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3804-6712
Gülben Avşar *The EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.ORCID 0000-0002-7144-9767
Paula GrozaThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.
Antonia RomitelliThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.
Serena TorriniThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.
Pınar PirThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.
Silvestro G ConticelloThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.ORCID 0000-0002-4244-1846
Francesca AguiloThe EPITRAN COST Action Consortium, COST Action CA16120.ORCID 0000-0002-2374-2045
Erik DassiDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology (CIBIO), University of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4487-0449
Research for Action · USGebze Technical University · TRUniversity of Siena · ITUniversity of Trento · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA modifications have recently emerged as a widespread and complex facet of gene expression regulation. Counting more than 170 distinct chemical modifications with far-reaching implications for RNA fate, they are collectively referred to as the epitranscriptome. These modifications can occur in all RNA species, including messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs). In mRNAs the deposition, removal, and recognition of chemical marks by writers, erasers and readers influence their structure, localization, stability, and translation. In turn, this modulates key molecular and cellular processes such as RNA metabolism, cell cycle, apoptosis, and others. Unsurprisingly, given their relevance for cellular and organismal functions, alterations of epitranscriptomic marks have been observed in a broad range of human diseases, including cancer, neurological and metabolic disorders. Here, we will review the major types of mRNA modifications and editing processes in conjunction with the enzymes involved in their metabolism and describe their impact on human diseases. We present the current knowledge in an updated catalog. We will also discuss the emerging evidence on the crosstalk of epitranscriptomic marks and what this interplay could imply for the dynamics of mRNA modifications. Understanding how this complex regulatory layer can affect the course of human pathologies will ultimately lead to its exploitation toward novel epitranscriptomic therapeutic strategies.

Indexed as

RNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalApoptosisCell CycleEpigenesis, GeneticGenetic MarkersHumansMetabolic DiseasesNeoplasmsNervous System DiseasesRNA, MessengerRNA, UntranslatedGenetic MarkersRNA, MessengerRNA, Untranslatedcancerepitranscriptomicshuman diseasemRNAposttranscriptional regulation of gene expressionRNA modifications

Identifiers

PMID33376192
PMCPMC7962492
OpenAlexW3117708401

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