Nat Cell Biol · 2018

Recognition of RNA N<sup>6</sup>-methyladenosine by IGF2BP proteins enhances mRNA stability and translation

Huang H, Weng H, Sun W, Qin X, Shi H, Wu H, Zhao BS, Mesquita A, Liu C, Yuan CL, Hu YC, Hüttelmaier S, Skibbe JR, Su R, Deng X, Dong L, Sun M, Li C, Nachtergaele S, Wang Y, Hu C, Ferchen K, Greis KD, Jiang X, Wei M, Qu L, Guan JL, He C, Yang J, Chen J.

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  • Huang HDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Weng HDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Sun WKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Qin XDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Shi HDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Wu HDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Zhao BSDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Mesquita ADepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Liu CDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Yuan CLDivision of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Hu YCDivision of Developmental Biology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Hüttelmaier SInstitute of Molecular Medicine, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany.
  • Skibbe JRDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Su RDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Deng XDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Dong LDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Sun MDivision of Human Genetics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Li CDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Nachtergaele SDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • Wang YDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Hu CDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Ferchen KDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Greis KDDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Jiang XDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • Wei MDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
  • Qu LKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Guan JLDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
  • He CDepartment of Chemistry and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. chuanhe@uchicago.edu.
  • Yang JKey Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. yangjh7@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
  • Chen JDepartment of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. jianchen@coh.org.
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