The presence of an N1 methyl group on adenine bases in DNA and RNA was thought to be a form of damage. Results now show that it also occurs at specific sites in messenger RNAs, where it affects protein expression. See Article p.441
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Kietrys, A., Kool, E. A new methyl mark on messengers. Nature 530, 423–424 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/530423a
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