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RNA N6-methyladenosine methylation and skin diseases.

Yaqin YuShuang LuHui JinHuan ZhuXingyu WeiTian ZhouMing Zhao
Published in: Autoimmunity (2023)
Skin diseases are global health issues caused by multiple pathogenic factors, in which epigenetics plays an invaluable role. Post-transcriptional RNA modifications are important epigenetic mechanism that regulate gene expression at the genome-wide level. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent modification that occurs in the messenger RNAs (mRNA) of most eukaryotes, which is installed by methyltransferases called "writers", removed by demethylases called "erasers", and recognised by RNA-binding proteins called "readers". To date, m6A is emerging to play essential part in both physiological processes and pathological progression, including skin diseases. However, a systematic summary of m6A in skin disease has not yet been reported. This review starts by illustrating each m6A-related modifier specifically and their roles in RNA processing, and then focus on the existing research advances of m6A in immune homeostasis and skin diseases.
Keyphrases
  • gene expression
  • soft tissue
  • dna methylation
  • genome wide
  • wound healing
  • global health
  • public health
  • nucleic acid
  • transcription factor
  • binding protein
  • copy number