Nature Communications (Mar 2022)

WTAP-mediated m6A modification of lncRNA NORAD promotes intervertebral disc degeneration

  • Gaocai Li,
  • Liang Ma,
  • Shujie He,
  • Rongjin Luo,
  • Bingjin Wang,
  • Weifeng Zhang,
  • Yu Song,
  • Zhiwei Liao,
  • Wencan Ke,
  • Qian Xiang,
  • Xiaobo Feng,
  • Xinghuo Wu,
  • Yukun Zhang,
  • Kun Wang,
  • Cao Yang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28990-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is the leading cause of low back pain and Nucleus pulposus cell senescence contributes a lot to its progression. Here, the authors reveal WTAP-mediated m6A modification of lncRNA NORAD promotes IVDD.