Abstract

The N6-methyladenosine modification (m6A) modulates eukaryotic mRNA decay. In this issue of Cell Reports, Boo etal. describe a mechanism for degradation of m6A-containing mRNAs by 5'-decapping, which occurs through the recruitment of the degradation factor UPF1 via the m6A reader protein YTHDF2.

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