<p>Post-transcriptional RNA modifications can alter RNA structure, stability, localization, and function. Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is a post-transcriptional modification that converts adenosine nucleotides in RNA to inosine nucleotides, catalyzed by adenosine-deaminase-acting-on-RNA (ADAR) enzymes. Recent studies have shown that A-to-I RNA editing is required for cardiovascular development and homeostasis whilst aberrant RNA editing plays a role in cardiovascular diseases. This article provides an overview of A-to-I RNA editing events that have been implicated in cardiovascular biology and disease. It also discusses harnessing RNA editing for cardiovascular disease biomarker development and engineering RNA editing for cardiovascular disease treatment.</p>

错误:搜索内容不能为空,请输入英文关键词
错误:关键词超出字数限制,请精简
高级检索

RNA editing in cardiovascular health and disease

  • Xiaoxin Huang,
  • Charles Solomon,
  • David G. McVey,
  • Shu Ye

摘要

Post-transcriptional RNA modifications can alter RNA structure, stability, localization, and function. Adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA editing is a post-transcriptional modification that converts adenosine nucleotides in RNA to inosine nucleotides, catalyzed by adenosine-deaminase-acting-on-RNA (ADAR) enzymes. Recent studies have shown that A-to-I RNA editing is required for cardiovascular development and homeostasis whilst aberrant RNA editing plays a role in cardiovascular diseases. This article provides an overview of A-to-I RNA editing events that have been implicated in cardiovascular biology and disease. It also discusses harnessing RNA editing for cardiovascular disease biomarker development and engineering RNA editing for cardiovascular disease treatment.