Particularly sensitive to chemical modifications, mRNAs are molecules responsible for transmitting the information encoded in our genome, allowing for the synthesis of proteins. Two teams have focused on a specific type of chemical modification - called methylation - of mRNA molecules in the small worm Caenorhabditis elegans. They found that methylation on a particular sequence of an mRNA leads to its degradation and that this control mechanism depends on the worm's diet.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210429142634.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210429142634.htm
How diet controls RNA maturation
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