RNA contains diverse post-transcriptional modifications,and its catabolic breakdown yields numerous modified nucleosides requiring correct processing,but the mechanisms remain unknown.Here,we demonstrate that three RN...RNA contains diverse post-transcriptional modifications,and its catabolic breakdown yields numerous modified nucleosides requiring correct processing,but the mechanisms remain unknown.Here,we demonstrate that three RNA-derived modified adenosines,N6-methyladenosine(m6A),N6,N6-dimethyladenosine(m6,6A),and N6-isopentenyladenosine(i6A),are sequentially metabolized into inosine monophosphate(IMP)to mitigate their intrinsic cytotoxicity.展开更多
文摘RNA contains diverse post-transcriptional modifications,and its catabolic breakdown yields numerous modified nucleosides requiring correct processing,but the mechanisms remain unknown.Here,we demonstrate that three RNA-derived modified adenosines,N6-methyladenosine(m6A),N6,N6-dimethyladenosine(m6,6A),and N6-isopentenyladenosine(i6A),are sequentially metabolized into inosine monophosphate(IMP)to mitigate their intrinsic cytotoxicity.
