Emerging roles of biological m6A proteins in regulating virus infection : A review

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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most prevalent chemical modifications of intracellular RNA, which recently emerging as a multifaceted effector of viral genomic RNA. As a dynamic process, three groups of biological proteins control the levels of m6A modification in eukaryocyte, designed as m6A writers, erasers, and readers. The m6A writers comprising of methyltransferases complex initiate the modification process. On the contrary, the m6A erasers ALKBH5 or FTO abolish the modification through three-step demethylation: m6A to N6-hydroxymethyl adenosine (hm6A), then hm6A to N6-methyladenosine (f6A), and finally f6A to adenosine. The known m6A readers include the YTH family and the hnRNP family. As m6A modification regulates RNA nuclear exportation, stability, and translation, m6A proteins commonly participate in virus infection by regulating viral genomic RNA synthesis. Moreover, m6A proteins establish molecular linkages between virus genome/viral encode proteins and host cells proteins via their multifunctional roles in cellular RNA metabolism. The m6A writers and erasers directly impact interferon expression and macrophage innate immune responses, facilitating them to act as anti-/pro-viral factors. The m6A readers enable to alter cell metabolism and stress granules (SGs) production to regulate virus-host interactions. Here, the latest progress of m6A proteins in regulating viral infection is reviewed. Demonstrating the roles of m6A proteins will enhance the understanding of epigenetic regulation of virus infection and stimulate the development of novel antiviral strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:253

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International journal of biological macromolecules - 253(2023), Pt 3 vom: 31. Dez., Seite 126934

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yuran [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenjing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wuchao [VerfasserIn]
He, Mei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yuming [VerfasserIn]
Qu, Guosheng [VerfasserIn]
Tong, Jie [VerfasserIn]

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Adenosine
Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO
EC 1.14.11.33
Epigenetic regulation
FTO protein, human
Journal Article
K72T3FS567
M(6)A erasers
M(6)A readers
M(6)A writers
RNA, Viral
Review
Viral infection

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Date Completed 24.11.2023

Date Revised 24.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.126934

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NLM362194750