[HTML][HTML] Methyltransferase-like proteins in cancer biology and potential therapeutic targeting

YN Qi, Z Liu, LL Hong, P Li, ZQ Ling - Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 2023 - Springer
RNA modification has recently become a significant process of gene regulation, and the
methyltransferase-like (METTL) family of proteins plays a critical role in RNA modification …

METTL3 from target validation to the first small-molecule inhibitors: a medicinal chemistry journey

F Fiorentino, M Menna, D Rotili… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
RNA methylation is a critical mechanism for regulating the transcription and translation of
specific sequences or for eliminating unnecessary sequences during RNA maturation …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of Kalanchoe pinnata as a Cancer Treatment Adjuvant and an Epigenetic Regulator

ME Hernández-Caballero, JA Sierra-Ramírez… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer is a global public health problem that is related to different environmental and
lifestyle factors. Although the combination of screening, prevention, and treatment of cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging roles of the RNA modifications N6-methyladenosine and adenosine-to-inosine in cardiovascular diseases

V Sikorski, A Vento, E Kankuri - Molecular Therapy-Nucleic Acids, 2022 - cell.com
Cardiovascular diseases lead the mortality and morbidity disease metrics worldwide. A
multitude of chemical base modifications in ribonucleic acids (RNAs) have been linked with …

Interaction between N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification and environmental chemical-induced diseases in various organ systems

X Zhu, H Fu, J Sun, Q Xu - Chemico-Biological Interactions, 2023 - Elsevier
A wide variety of chemicals are ubiquitous in the environment and thus exposure to these
environmental chemicals poses a serious threat to public health. Particularly, environmental …

[HTML][HTML] m6A modification on the fate of colorectal cancer: functions and mechanisms of cell proliferation and tumorigenesis

X Jiang, Z Jin, Y Yang, X Zheng, S Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most pervasive RNA modification in eukaryotic cells. The
dynamic and reversible m6A modification of RNA plays a critical role in the occurrence and …

Interplay between m6A epitranscriptome and epigenome in cancer: current knowledge and therapeutic perspectives

G Bove, S Amin, M Babaei, R Benedetti… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Chromatin has an extremely flexible structure that allows the fine regulation of gene
expression. To orchestrate this process, small chemical modifications are dynamically …

The development of small molecules targeting methyltransferase-like 3

H Li, Q Zhang, Q Feng, Q You, X Guo - Drug Discovery Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In mammals, N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is thought to be the most common and
conserved mRNA modification. Methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) is the primary regulator of …

[HTML][HTML] The potential role of RNA modification in skin diseases, as well as the recent advances in its detection methods and therapeutic agents

Y Yu, C Liang, X Wang, Y Shi, L Shen - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
RNA modification is considered as an epigenetic modification that plays an indispensable
role in biological processes such as gene expression and genome editing without altering …

[HTML][HTML] The role of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in kidney diseases

L You, Z Han, H Chen, L Chen, Y Lin, B Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Chemical modifications are a specific and efficient way to regulate the function of biological
macromolecules. Among them, RNA molecules exhibit a variety of modifications that play …