The prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in the U.S., with diabetes as a significant concern for patients' physical and financial health. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vi- sual loss in working-ag...The prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in the U.S., with diabetes as a significant concern for patients' physical and financial health. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vi- sual loss in working-age of adults and is characterized by retinal neurodegeneration and microvascular abnormalities in the eye. Hyperglycemia is one significant risk factor for diabetic retinop- athy and can result in increased inflammatory responses and vascular dysfunction. However, the molecular mechanisms un-derlying these pathologies are not fully understood. Although treatments are currently available for the patients with prolif-erative diabetic retinopathy or macular edema, including laser photocoagulation, steroids, or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections, many patients fail to respond to these therapies. Therefore, it is imperative to develop additional novel therapeutics for diabetic retinopathy.展开更多
N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most prevalent modification in the eukaryotic transcriptome and has a wide range of functions in coding and noncoding RNAs.It affects the fate of the modified RNA,including its stabili...N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most prevalent modification in the eukaryotic transcriptome and has a wide range of functions in coding and noncoding RNAs.It affects the fate of the modified RNA,including its stability,splicing,and translation,and plays an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.Bones play a key role in supporting and pro-tecting muscles and other organs,facilitating the movement of the organism,ensuring blood production,etc.Bone diseases such as osteoarthritis,osteoporosis,and bone tumors are serious public health problems.The processes of bone development and osteogenic differen-tiation require the precise regulation of gene expression through epigenetic mechanisms including histone,DNA,and RNA modifications.As a reversible dynamic epigenetic mark,m^(6)A modifications affect nearly every important biological process,cellular component,and molecular function,including skeletal development and homeostasis.In recent years,studies have shown that m^(6)A modification is involved in osteogenesis and bone-related diseases.In this review,we summarized the proteins involved in RNA m^(6)A modification and the latest progress in elucidating the regulatory role of m^(6)A modification in bone formation and stem cell direc-tional differentiation.We also discussed the pathological roles and potential molecular mech-anisms of m^(6)A modification in bone-related diseases like osteoporosis and osteosarcoma and suggested potential areas for new strategies that could be used to prevent or treat bone de-fects and bone diseases.展开更多
基金supported by R01EY022045 (JJS)P30EY04068 (PI: Hazlett)an Unrestricted Grant to the Department of Ophthalmology from Research to Prevent Blindness (Kresge Eye Institute)
文摘The prevalence of diabetes has been increasing in the U.S., with diabetes as a significant concern for patients' physical and financial health. Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause of vi- sual loss in working-age of adults and is characterized by retinal neurodegeneration and microvascular abnormalities in the eye. Hyperglycemia is one significant risk factor for diabetic retinop- athy and can result in increased inflammatory responses and vascular dysfunction. However, the molecular mechanisms un-derlying these pathologies are not fully understood. Although treatments are currently available for the patients with prolif-erative diabetic retinopathy or macular edema, including laser photocoagulation, steroids, or anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections, many patients fail to respond to these therapies. Therefore, it is imperative to develop additional novel therapeutics for diabetic retinopathy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81870743,82170934)the Sichuan Science and Technology Program(China)(No.2022YFG0280)。
文摘N6-methyladenosine(m^(6)A)is the most prevalent modification in the eukaryotic transcriptome and has a wide range of functions in coding and noncoding RNAs.It affects the fate of the modified RNA,including its stability,splicing,and translation,and plays an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.Bones play a key role in supporting and pro-tecting muscles and other organs,facilitating the movement of the organism,ensuring blood production,etc.Bone diseases such as osteoarthritis,osteoporosis,and bone tumors are serious public health problems.The processes of bone development and osteogenic differen-tiation require the precise regulation of gene expression through epigenetic mechanisms including histone,DNA,and RNA modifications.As a reversible dynamic epigenetic mark,m^(6)A modifications affect nearly every important biological process,cellular component,and molecular function,including skeletal development and homeostasis.In recent years,studies have shown that m^(6)A modification is involved in osteogenesis and bone-related diseases.In this review,we summarized the proteins involved in RNA m^(6)A modification and the latest progress in elucidating the regulatory role of m^(6)A modification in bone formation and stem cell direc-tional differentiation.We also discussed the pathological roles and potential molecular mech-anisms of m^(6)A modification in bone-related diseases like osteoporosis and osteosarcoma and suggested potential areas for new strategies that could be used to prevent or treat bone de-fects and bone diseases.