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Review
. 2012 Nov-Dec;47(6):493-501.
doi: 10.3109/10409238.2012.714350. Epub 2012 Sep 18.

A-to-I editing of protein coding and noncoding RNAs

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A-to-I editing of protein coding and noncoding RNAs

Arka Mallela et al. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 2012 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR) catalyzes the hydrolytic deamination of adenosine to inosine in double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) substrates. Inosine pairs preferentially with cytidine, as opposed to uridine; therefore, ADAR editing alters the sequence and base pairing properties of both protein-coding and non-coding RNA. Editing can directly alter the sequence of protein-coding transcripts and modify splicing, or affect a variety of non-coding targets, including microRNA, small interfering RNA, viral transcripts, and repeat elements such as Alu and LINE. Such editing has a wide range of physiological effects, including modification of targets in the brain and in disease states.

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