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Mapping mRNA modifications for functional studies

New methods for mapping the mRNA modifications N6-methyladenosine and pseudouridine enable large-scale functional analyses.

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Fig. 1: Transcriptome-wide measurements of Ψ and m6A mRNA modification stoichiometry.

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Jones, J.D., Eyler, D.E. & Koutmou, K.S. Mapping mRNA modifications for functional studies. Nat Biotechnol 41, 324–325 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01537-2

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