title: Viruses, Mark Thy Message Well.
abstract: Post-transcriptional m(6)A methylation of RNA has profound effects on RNA splicing, export, stability, and translation. A recent study by Lichinchi et al. (2016) and one in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe by Kennedy et al. (2016) demonstrate that HIV mRNA is extensively m(6)A methylated, which promotes efficient virus replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Fengchun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology & Microbiology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.karn@case.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karn
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008745:Methylation; D012326:RNA Splicing; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014779:Virus Replication; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger