マルチオミクスのデータを統合すると,網膜の色素表皮における不規則なRNAメチル化が,年齢関連のマキュラ変性を引き起こすことが明らかになる

Ya-Jun Gong1, Zhi-Lin Zou1, Kai-Rui Qiu1

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science; Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Major Blinding Eye Diseases Prevention and Treatment, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China.

まとめ

RNAメチル化は,年齢関連の黄斑変性 (AMD) の網膜細胞で調節不能である. METTL3やNSUN6のような重要な遺伝子は保護効果を示し,MRM1はAMDのリスクを高め,潜在的な治療標的を提供している.

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