China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2021, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (4): 1196-1203.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2021.04.006

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RNA m6A Methylation Modification and Its Biological Function

ZOU Juhong, HUANG Yanna, JIANG Qinyang   

  1. College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China
  • Received:2020-09-23 Online:2021-04-20 Published:2021-04-16

Abstract: N6-methylation modification (N6-methyladenosine,m6A) is a post-transcriptional modification of eukaryotic mRNA,which is a dynamic and reversible process,catalyzed by methyltransferases,demethylases and binding proteins.It can mediate various biological processes of eukaryotes and participate in the regulation of various cellular gene expression and pathological processes of diseases.With the continuous deepening of people's understanding of RNA modification and the development of high-throughput sequencing technology in recent years,people are increasingly exploring the biological functions of m6A methylation modification in cell differentiation,animal growth and development,and disease occurrence.This article introduced the characteristics of m6A methylation modification and its related three enzymes,detection technology of m6A modification,as well as its biological functions in mRNA regulation,stem cell differentiation,tumorigenesis and metastasis,and a brief overview of m6A methylation modification regulating the growth and development of livestock and poultry animals such as pigs and chickens.Finally,the future research direction and development prospects of m6A methylation modification were prospected,with a view to the subsequent m6A methylation modification in the animal life process,in order to provide references for in-depth research and application in the prevention and treatment of diseases.

Key words: RNA methylation modification; m6A; methyltransferase; demethylase; reading protein

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