Global deletion of Pcif1 decreases bone mass. Top left: Representative Micro-CT images of femurs from 6-week-old male Pcif1−/− knockout mice and Pcif1+/+ littermates. Scale bar, 200 μm. Bottom left: Representative images of Von Kossa staining of undecalcified femoral sections. Scale bar, 500 μm. Right: Schematic diagram of the manuscript created using selected icons from BioRender.
m6A RNA mods play a role in #bone homeostasis, but what about m6Am? This study shows that the PCIF1 m6Am #methyltransferase supports bone mass maintenance by stabilizing Wnt pathway transcripts & promoting #osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4tC9lPO