Nm-seq maps 2′-O-methylation sites in human mRNA with base precision

Qing Dai, Sharon Moshitch-Moshkovitz, Dali Han, Nitzan Kol, Ninette Amariglio, Gideon Rechavi, Dan Dominissini, Chuan He

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Abstract

The ribose of RNA nucleotides can be 2′-O-methylated (Nm). Despite advances in high-throughput detection, the inert chemical nature of Nm still limits sensitivity and precludes mapping in mRNA. We leveraged the differential reactivity of 2′-O-methylated and 2′-hydroxylated nucleosides to periodate oxidation to develop Nm-seq, a sensitive method for transcriptome-wide mapping of Nm with base precision. Nm-seq uncovered thousands of Nm sites in human mRNA with features suggesting functional roles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)695-698
Number of pages4
JournalNature Methods
Volume14
Issue number7
Early online date15 May 2017
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2017

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