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mRNA methylation in cell senescence
Author(s) -
Casella Gabriel,
Tsitsipatis Dimitrios,
Abdelmohsen Kotb,
Gorospe Myriam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: rna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.225
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1757-7012
pISSN - 1757-7004
DOI - 10.1002/wrna.1547
Subject(s) - senescence , rna , messenger rna , biology , gene expression , rna methylation , methylation , rna binding protein , microbiology and biotechnology , n6 methyladenosine , gene , regulation of gene expression , genetics , computational biology , methyltransferase
Cellular senescence, a developmental program central to normal aging and aging pathologies, is robustly regulated at the post‐transcriptional level. This regulation involves the interaction of RNA‐binding proteins and noncoding RNAs with senescence‐associated messenger RNAs (mRNAs). There is increasing evidence that these associations are modulated by chemical modifications of specific mRNA nucleotides which can enhance or reduce the binding of regulatory factors. Recent technological advances in mass spectrometry, next‐generation sequencing, and genome mapping have improved markedly the detection of mRNA modifications. Given the rising interest in the epitranscriptomic control of gene expression in aging, we discuss our incipient understanding of the chemical mRNA modifications, specifically m 6 A and m 5 C, that influence cellular senescence. This article is categorized under: RNA Export and Localization > RNA Localization RNA Processing > RNA Editing and Modification