New readers and writers of RNA modifications unique to leukemia stem cells.

Fujino, Takeshi; Abdel-Wahab, Omar · Cell Stem Cell · 2023

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Abstract

Chemical modifications of RNA are regulated by a series of readers, writers, and erasers that dictate gene expression. Two new studies in Cell Stem Cell<sup>1</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>2</sup>identify roles for the N<sup>6</sup>-methyladenosine (m<sup>6</sup>A) methyltransferase METTL16 and the m<sup>6</sup>A reader IGF2BP2 in leukemia-initiating cells, illuminating exciting new therapeutic targets for leukemia.

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