Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

N 6-methyladenosine of Spi2a attenuates inflammation and sepsis-associated myocardial dysfunction in mice

  • Xiangyu Wang,
  • Yan Ding,
  • Ran Li,
  • Rujun Zhang,
  • Xuejun Ge,
  • Ruifang Gao,
  • Miao Wang,
  • Yubing Huang,
  • Fang Zhang,
  • Bin Zhao,
  • Wang Liao,
  • Jie Du

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36865-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation of RNA is a common type of RNA modification that regulates gene expression. Here, the authors report m6A methylation of serpin 2 A negatively regulates inflammation and reduces heart dysfunction in the setting of sepsis.