Epigenetics: A new methyl mark on messengers.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The presence of an N1 methyl group on adenine bases in DNA and RNA was thought to be a form of damage. Results now show that it also occurs at specific sites in messenger RNAs, where it affects protein expression.