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RNA Editing MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
RNA Editing
Tree Number(s)
G02.111.760.250
G03.839.250
G05.308.700.250
Unique ID
D017393
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017393
Annotation
a type of post-transcriptional RNA processing
Scope Note
A process that changes the nucleotide sequence of mRNA from that of the DNA template encoding it. Some major classes of RNA editing are as follows: 1, the conversion of cytosine to uracil in mRNA; 2, the addition of variable number of guanines at pre-determined sites; and 3, the addition and deletion of uracils, templated by guide-RNAs (RNA, GUIDE, KINETOPLASTIDA).
Entry Term(s)
RNA, Messenger, Editing
Previous Indexing
RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional (1988-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93
History Note
93
Date Introduced
1993/01/01
Last Updated
2022/07/15
RNA Editing Preferred
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