m6A RNA Methylation in Systemic Autoimmune Diseases-A New Target for Epigenetic-Based Therapy?

The general background of autoimmune diseases is a combination of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors, that lead to defective immune reactions. This erroneous immune cell activation results in an excessive production of autoantibodies and prolonged inflammation. During recent years epigenetic mechanisms have been extensively studied as potential culprits of autoreactivity. Alike DNA and proteins, also RNA molecules are subjected to an extensive repertoire of chemical modifications. N6-methyladenosine is the most prevalent form of internal mRNA modification in eukaryotic cells and attracts increasing attention due to its contribution to human health and disease. Even though m6A is confirmed as an essential player in immune response, little is known about its role in autoimmunity. Only few data have been published up to date in the field of RNA methylome. Moreover, only selected autoimmune diseases have been studied in respect of m6A role in their pathogenesis. In this review, I attempt to present all available research data regarding m6A alterations in autoimmune disorders and appraise its role as a potential target for epigenetic-based therapies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) - 14(2021), 3 vom: 05. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wardowska, Anna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune disease
Epidrugs
Epigenetic
Journal Article
M6A
N6-methyladenosine
RNA methylome
Review

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Date Revised 13.04.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ph14030218

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323632505