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Annual Review of Immunology

Volume 41, 2023

RNA Modification in the Immune System

Abstract

Characterization of RNA modifications has identified their distribution features and molecular functions. Dynamic changes in RNA modification on various forms of RNA are essential for the development and function of the immune system. In this review, we discuss the value of innovative RNA modification profiling technologies to uncover the function of these diverse, dynamic RNA modifications in various immune cells within healthy and diseased contexts. Further, we explore our current understanding of the mechanisms whereby aberrant RNA modifications modulate the immune milieu of the tumor microenvironment and point out outstanding research questions.

Keyword(s): antitumor immunity, antiviral immunity, epitranscriptome, N6-methyladenosine, RNA modification, tumor microenvironment
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RNA Modification in the Immune System
Annual Review of Immunology 41, 73 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-immunol-101921-045401
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