Structure-mediated modulation of mRNA abundance by A-to-I editing

RNA A-to-I editing introduces single nucleotide changes to RNA, but its role in cells remains unclear. Here, the authors analyse A-to-I editomes in human samples and find that A-to-I editing stabilizes RNA secondary structures and reduces the accessibility of AGO2-miRNA to target sites in mRNAs.

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Main Authors: Anneke Brümmer, Yun Yang, Tracey W. Chan, Xinshu Xiao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5d9efa5f2b0f407eb13258b55e3e104b
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Summary:RNA A-to-I editing introduces single nucleotide changes to RNA, but its role in cells remains unclear. Here, the authors analyse A-to-I editomes in human samples and find that A-to-I editing stabilizes RNA secondary structures and reduces the accessibility of AGO2-miRNA to target sites in mRNAs.