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Detection technologies for RNA modifications and their applications in plants

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Chemical modifications of RNA molecules play diverse regulatory roles in gene expression by influencing RNA biogenesis, stability, and translation. Emerging evidence indicates that RNA modifications in plants have functional significance for enhancing crop performance, stress resistance, and agricultural productivity. Recent advances in quantitative mapping of RNA modifications at the single-base level have highlighted the critical roles of RNA modifications in regulating RNA metabolism and translation in mammals. However, our understanding of the regulatory roles of these chemical modifications at the single-base level remains limited in plants, hindering deeper insights into their biological significance. This gap can be attributed to the limited use of advanced base-resolution detection technologies in plant research. Here, we systematically review both conventional and base-resolution methods that have been used to detect RNA modifications in mammals and plants. We highlight the implications of RNA modifications at the single-base level, and discuss how modification levels could be manipulated during crop improvement and breeding to regulate RNA metabolism and translation without altering amino acid sequences.

Source: aBIOTECH

DOI: 10.1016/j.abiote.2025.100002

Authors: Jiayin Du, WingTing Cheung, Lixing Zhang, Pingxian Zhang, Guanqun Wang

Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Language: English

Topic: RNA modifications and cancer

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,190