Metabolism and epigenetics: drivers of tumor cell plasticity and treatment outcomes

BN Gantner, FR Palma, MR Pandkar, MJ Sakiyama… - Trends in Cancer, 2024 - cell.com
Emerging evidence indicates that metabolism not only is a source of energy and
biomaterials for cell division but also acts as a driver of cancer cell plasticity and treatment …

mRNA m6A detection

S Moshitch-Moshkovitz, M Sevilla-Sharon… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract N 6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) is the most prevalent internal mRNA modification.
Recent research has highlighted its role as a key regulator of gene expression, influencing …

Enhancing sensitivity of triple‐negative breast cancer to DNA‐damaging therapy through chemical inhibition of the m6A methyltransferase METTL3

B Cesaro, A Iaiza, F Piscopo, M Tarullo… - Cancer …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is a critical mRNA modification catalyzed by the
enzyme methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3), with implications in RNA metabolism. METTL3 …

Proteolysis Targeting Chimera Degraders of the METTL3–14 m6A-RNA Methyltransferase

F Errani, A Invernizzi, M Herok, E Bochenkova… - JACS Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Methylation of adenine N6 (m6A) is the most frequent RNA modification. On mRNA, it is
catalyzed by the METTL3–14 heterodimer complex, which plays a key role in acute myeloid …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic strategies to target the epitranscriptomic machinery

D Sighel, E Destefanis, A Quattrone - Current Opinion in Genetics & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Highlights•The epitrascriptome and its modulators are attractive therapeutic targets.•Different
strategies to target the epitranscriptome are under investigation.•Small molecule inhibitors of …

Dissecting the oncogenic properties of essential RNA-modifying enzymes: a focus on NAT10

MH Dalhat, S Narayan, H Serio, D Arango - Oncogene, 2024 - nature.com
Chemical modifications of ribonucleotides significantly alter the physicochemical properties
and functions of RNA. Initially perceived as static and essential marks in ribosomal RNA …

Combating cancer stem cells: RNA m6A methylation and small-molecule drug discovery

H Zhang, X Wang, J Chen, R Su - Frontiers in Drug Discovery, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small population of less differentiated cells with robust self-
renewal ability. CSCs have been recognized as the root cause of tumor initiation …

[HTML][HTML] Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Progression and Drug Resistance in the Context of Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition

E Błaszczak, P Miziak, A Odrzywolski, M Baran… - …, 2025 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most difficult subtypes of breast cancer to
treat due to its distinct clinical and molecular characteristics. Patients with TNBC face a high …

Acute inflammation induces acute megakaryopoiesis with impaired platelet production during fetal hematopoiesis

X Hu, Y He, S Li, Y Jiang, R Yu, Y Wu, X Fu… - …, 2025 - journals.biologists.com
Hematopoietic development is tightly regulated by various factors. The role of RNA m6A
modification during fetal hematopoiesis, particularly in megakaryopoiesis, remains unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting single-cell messages in normal and aberrant hematopoiesis with the Cell Marker Accordion

E Busarello, G Biancon, F Lauria, Z Ibnat, C Ramirez… - bioRxiv, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Single-cell technologies offer a unique opportunity to explore cellular heterogeneity in
hematopoiesis, reveal malignant hematopoietic cells with clinically significant features and …