Research on RNA Modification

Dear Colleagues,

RNA modifications, including RNA editing, are today well recognized to play an essential role in the regulation of gene expression through several mechanisms. They have been shown to be involved in many different steps, including regulation of their stability/degradation, localization, transport in and out of the cells, protein interaction, and their role in translational regulation. Post-transcriptional modifications affect virtually all types of RNA (mRNA as well as non-coding RNA such as tRNA, rRNA, sncRNA, lncRNA, circRNA, etc.) in all known kingdoms of life as well as in viral RNAs.

The aim of this Special Issue is to cover all molecular aspects of RNA modification and RNA editing, including biosynthesis of these modified nucleotides, enzymes, and partners involved in their formation, detection methods developed for the analysis of RNA modifications, as well as molecular and cellular mechanisms, for which those modifications are important.

Finally, and excitingly, regarding the nature of RNA and its involvement in epigenetics transmission (e.g., sncRNA), the aspect of RNA modifications on epigenetics mechanisms (epitranscriptomics) will also be covered in this Special Issue.

For this Special Issue, we ask for comprehensive reviews, editorials, original research manuscripts or methodological articles.

Prof. Dr. Clément Carré
Dr. Damien Brégeon
Guest Editors

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