La identificación de una polimerasa selectiva permite la detección de N(6) -metiladenosina en el ARN

Emily M Harcourt1, Thomas Ehrenschwender, Pedro J Batista

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Stanford University , Stanford, California 94305, United States.

Resumen

Los investigadores identificaron una nueva enzima que localiza con precisión las modificaciones del ARN de N(6) -metiladenosina (m(6) A. Este avance señala m(6) A en el nucleótido 4190 en el ARNr 28S de mamíferos, avanzando la investigación del ARN y los estudios de salud humana.

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