Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 551-555.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2022.06.011

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Research progress on the effects of m6A RNA methylation modification on the biological characteristics of malignant tumors and tumor stem cells

WANG Xinyi, LU Yiping, SUN Zhengrong   

  1. Biobank of Shengjing Hospital Affiliated to China Medical University,Shenyang 110000,China
  • Received:2022-03-30 Revised:2022-10-18 Online:2022-12-28 Published:2023-01-06

Abstract: N6-methyladenosine(m6A)methylation is a dynamic reversible reaction under the co-regulation of methyltransferase,demethyltransferase,the m6A-specific protein-YT521-B homology(YTH)structure family,insulin-like growth factor 2(IGF2BPs)and heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins(HNRNPs).It is currently the most studied as RNA pre-transcriptional modifications.Basic and clinical studies have found that under the interaction between various modifying enzymes and tumor genes,m6A methylation modification not only affects the occurrence of tumors,but also regulates the proliferation and differentiation of cancer stem cells,thereby promoting the development and distant metastasis of malignant tumors.Therefore,further study of m6A methylation modification will help to clarify the pathogenesis of malignant tumors and further improve the treatment strategy of malignant tumors.

Key words: N6-methyladenosine, Tumor cells, Cancer stem cells

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