Epigenetics-targeted drugs: Current paradigms and future challenges

W Dai, X Qiao, Y Fang, R Guo, P Bai, S Liu… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Epigenetics governs a chromatin state regulatory system through five key mechanisms: DNA
modification, histone modification, RNA modification, chromatin remodeling, and non-coding …

Advances in brain epitranscriptomics research and translational opportunities

F Zhang, VV Ignatova, G Ming, H Song - Molecular psychiatry, 2024 - nature.com
Various chemical modifications of all RNA transcripts, or epitranscriptomics, have emerged
as crucial regulators of RNA metabolism, attracting significant interest from both basic and …

FTO-targeted siRNA delivery by MSC-derived exosomes synergistically alleviates dopaminergic neuronal death in Parkinson's disease via m6A-dependent regulation …

Y Geng, X Long, Y Zhang, Y Wang, G You… - Journal of Translational …, 2023 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD), characterized by the progressive loss of
dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and striatum of brain, seriously threatens …

Metformin alleviates the cognitive impairment induced by benzo [a] pyrene via glucolipid metabolism regulated by FTO/FoxO6 pathway in mice

T Zhao, H Miao, Z Song, Y Li, N Xia, Z Zhang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Benzo [a] pyrene (B [a] P) is neurotoxic; however, the mechanism and prevention
are still unclear. In this study, we assessed the intervention effect of metformin (MET) on …

Potential roles of m6A and FTO in synaptic connectivity and major depressive disorder

H Mitsuhashi, C Nagy - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
RNA modifications known as epitranscriptomics have emerged as a novel layer of
transcriptomic regulation. Like the well-studied epigenetic modifications characterized in …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer-associated fibroblasts promote migration and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer cells via METTL3-mediated RAC3 m6A modification

M Chen, Q Zhang, S Zheng, X Guo, L Cao… - … Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer progression depends on the communication between tumor cells and tumor
microenvironment. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a major component of stromal …

Aberrant splicing in Huntington's disease accompanies disrupted TDP-43 activity and altered m6A RNA modification

TB Nguyen, R Miramontes, C Chillon-Marinas… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by a CAG repeat expansion in the HTT gene, leading
to altered gene expression. However, the mechanisms leading to disrupted RNA processing …

ALKBH5 governs human endoderm fate by regulating the DKK1/4-mediated Wnt/β-catenin activation

Z Liang, T Huang, W Li, Z Ma, K Wang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract N6-methyladenonsine (m6A) is ubiquitously distributed in mammalian mRNA.
However, the precise involvement of m6A in early development has yet to be fully …

In Search of a Function for the N6-Methyladenosine in Epitranscriptome, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative Diseases

N Suga, Y Ikeda, S Yoshikawa, K Taniguchi… - Neurology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Changes in epitranscriptome with N6-methyladenine (m6A) modification could be involved
in the development of multiple diseases, which might be a prevalent modification of …

Emerging roles for DNA 6mA and RNA m6A methylation in mammalian genome

L Xie, X Zhang, J Xie, Y Xu, XJ Li, L Lin - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic methylation has been shown to play an important role in transcriptional
regulation and disease pathogenesis. Recent advancements in detection techniques have …