Stem cell RNA epigenetics: m(6)arking your territory.

Jalkanen, Aimee L; Wilusz, Jeffrey · Cell Stem Cell · 2014

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Modifications of mRNAs can have a profound effect on cellular function and differentiation. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Batista et al. (2014) describe fundamental parameters of N(6)-methyl-adenosine modification of mRNAs in embryonic stem cells and provide strong evidence that modification plays a role in exit from pluripotency toward differentiation.

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