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 …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic and epigenetic defects of the RNA modification machinery in cancer

I Orsolic, A Carrier, M Esteller - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer was initially considered to be an exclusively genetic disease, but an interplay of
dysregulated genetic and epigenetic mechanisms is now known to contribute to the cancer …

Super-enhancer RNA m6A promotes local chromatin accessibility and oncogene transcription in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

R Li, H Zhao, X Huang, J Zhang, R Bai, L Zhuang… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The biological functions of noncoding RNA N 6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification remain
poorly understood. In the present study, we depict the landscape of super-enhancer RNA …

Epitranscriptomics in metabolic disease

Y Matsumura, FY Wei, J Sakai - Nature Metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
While epigenetic modifications of DNA and histones play main roles in gene transcription
regulation, recently discovered post-transcriptional RNA modifications, known as …

TET (Ten-eleven translocation) family proteins: structure, biological functions and applications

X Zhang, Y Zhang, C Wang, X Wang - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Ten-eleven translocation (TET) family proteins (TETs), specifically, TET1, TET2 and TET3,
can modify DNA by oxidizing 5-methylcytosine (5mC) iteratively to yield 5 …

The chromatin-associated RNAs in gene regulation and cancer

J Tang, X Wang, D Xiao, S Liu, Y Tao - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Eukaryotic genomes are prevalently transcribed into many types of RNAs that translate into
proteins or execute gene regulatory functions. Many RNAs associate with chromatin directly …

Recruitment of CTCF to an Fto enhancer is responsible for transgenerational inheritance of BPA-induced obesity

YH Jung, HLV Wang, D Ruiz… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The mechanisms by which environmentally-induced epiphenotypes are transmitted
transgenerationally in mammals are poorly understood. Here we show that exposure of …

Crosstalk between RNA m6A and DNA methylation regulates transposable element chromatin activation and cell fate in human pluripotent stem cells

T Sun, Y Xu, Y Xiang, J Ou, EJ Soderblom, Y Diao - Nature genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Transposable elements (TEs) are parasitic DNA sequences accounting for over half of the
human genome. Tight control of the repression and activation states of TEs is critical for …

Advances in targeting RNA modifications for anticancer therapy

MM Pomaville, C He - Trends in Cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Numerous strategies are employed by cancer cells to control gene expression and facilitate
tumorigenesis. In the study of epitranscriptomics, a diverse set of modifications to RNA …

hsa_circ_0007919 induces LIG1 transcription by binding to FOXA1/TET1 to enhance the DNA damage response and promote gemcitabine resistance in pancreatic …

L Xu, X Ma, X Zhang, C Zhang, Y Zhang, S Gong… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play important roles in the occurrence and
development of cancer and chemoresistance. DNA damage repair contributes to the …