“…Dinucleoside polyphosphates (Np n Ns) are another type of molecule similar to the m 7 G RNA cap in structure and just like NAD and the other metabolites serving as RNA caps, they are present in all cells across all domains of life [ 118 ]. They are often called alarmones because their production increases under various stress conditions and their roles range from second messengers to regulators of cellular biosynthetic pathways [ 119 , 120 ].…”