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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 695-698 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nature Methods |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 7 |
Early online date | 15 May 2017 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2017 |
Bibliographical note
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