Post-transcriptional regulation of erythropoiesis.

Abstract

Post-transcriptional mechanisms underlie various aspects of the erythropoiesis process, with a growing body of literature demonstrating its importance in the regulation of abundance, stability, and translational efficiency of the erythroid transcriptome. As the concerted actions of RNA binding proteins, alternative splicing, micro RNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and epitranscriptomic changes are increasingly uncovered, their importance in normal erythropoiesis and erythroid disorders are becoming better understood. Here, we systematically summarize the known post-transcriptional mechanisms in erythropoiesis, their perturbations in disease, and their potential in therapeutic applications.