RNA Modification and Processing

Welcome to Transregio 319 RMaP

4th Symposium on Nucleic Acid Modifications

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What is RMaP?

Transregio 319 RMaP is a joint venture combining:

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Cellular Biology, Chemical Biology, Biophysical Chemistry, Structural Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics.

Principal Investigators of RMaP

Fabian Barthels

JGU

Falk Butter

JGU
A03, C03

Tamer Butto

JGU

Prof. Dr. Alexander Dalpke

TU-Dresden
A03

Prof. Dr. Christoph Dieterich

Uni-HD
B01, C02

Prof. Dr. Michaela Frye

UDKFZ
A01

Prof. Dr. Mark Helm

JGU
A05, C01, C03

Dr. Martin Hengesbach

JGU
B06

Prof. Dr. Andreas Hildebrandt

JGU
C01, C02

Prof. Dr. Andres Jäschke

Uni-HD
A02, C03

Prof. Dr. René Ketting

JGU
B04

Dr. Julian König

JGU
B01

Prof. Dr. Frank Lyko

DKFZ
A01

Prof. Dr. F. Nina Papasvasiliou

DKFZ
A04

Dr. Jirka Peschek

Uni-HD
A06

Prof. Dr. Jean-Yves Roignant

JGU
B01

Dr. Alessia Ruggieri

Uni-HD
A05, IRTG

Prof. Dr. Tanja Schirmeister

JGU
A01

Bertil Schmidt, Prof. Dr.

JGU
C01

Prof. Dr. Irmgard Sinning

Uni-HD
B03

Prof. Dr. Dr. Georg Stöcklin

Uni-HD
A04

Dr. Francesca Tuorto

Uni-HD
A06

Dr. Marie-Luise Winz

JGU
B05

Structure of RMaP

A „Modificationslook for Processing“

B „Processing looks for Modifications“

C „New RNA Technology for RMaP“

TRR Speaker Office

Prof. Dr. Mark Helm

Speaker

Dr. Marion Stemke

Executive officer and Coordinator

Claudia Alihodzic

Administrator TRR319

Doris Ebeling

Administration & Equal Opportunity officer

Doris Gebhardt

Administration & Equal opportunity officer

Members of the Scientific Board

Recent publications from the TRR 319

Lorenzo JP, Molla L, Amro EM, Ibarra IL, Ruf S, Neber C, Gkougkousis C, Ridani J, Subramani PG, Boulais J, Harjanto D, Vonica A, Di Noia JM, Dieterich C, Zaugg JB, Papavasiliou FNAPOBEC2 safeguards skeletal muscle cell fate through binding chromatin and regulating transcription of non-muscle genes during myoblast differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Apr 23;121(17):e2312330121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2312330121. Epub 2024 Apr 16. PMID: 38625936.

Delaunay S, Helm M, Frye M. RNA modifications in physiology and
disease: towards clinical applications. Nat Rev Genet. 2024 Feb;25(2):104-
122. doi: 10.1038/s41576-023-00645-2. Epub 2023 Sep 15. PMID: 37714958

Motorin Y, Helm M. General Principles and Limitations for Detection of RNA
Modifications by Sequencing. Acc Chem Res. 2024 Feb 6;57(3):275-288.
doi: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00529. Epub 2023 Dec 8. PMID: 38065564;
PMCID: PMC1085194

Gerber, J.L., Morales Guzmán, S.I., Worf, L. Hubbe, P., Kopp, J. and
Peschek, J. Structural and mechanistic insights into activation of the
human RNA ligase RTCB by Archease. Nat Commun 15, 2378 (2024).
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46568-2. PMCID: PMC10944509

Bessler L, Groß J, Kampf CJ, Opatz T, Helm M. Reversible oxidative
dimerization of 4-thiouridines in tRNA isolates. RSC Chem Biol. 2024 Feb
1;5(3):216-224. doi: 10.1039/d3cb00221g. PMID: 38456039; PMCID:
PMC10915967.

Jörg M, Plehn JE, Kristen M, Lander M, Walz L, Lietz C, Wijns J, Pichot F,
Rojas-Charry L, Wirtz Martin KM, Ruffini N, Kreim N, Gerber S, Motorin Y,
Endres K, Rossmanith W, Methner A, Helm M, Friedland K. N1-
methylation of adenosine (m1A) in ND5 mRNA leads to complex I
dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease. Mol Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 29. doi:
10.1038/s41380-024-02421-y. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38287100

A continuously updated publication list can be found here.

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