| Literature DB >> 32183948 |
Huilin Huang1, Hengyou Weng2, Jianjun Chen3.
Abstract
N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) RNA modification has emerged in recent years as a new layer of regulatory mechanism controlling gene expression in eukaryotes. As a reversible epigenetic modification found not only in messenger RNAs but also in non-coding RNAs, m6A affects the fate of the modified RNA molecules and plays important roles in almost all vital bioprocesses, including cancer development. Here we review the up-to-date knowledge of the pathological roles and underlying molecular mechanism of m6A modifications (in both coding and non-coding RNAs) in cancer pathogenesis and drug response/resistance, and discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting m6A regulators for cancer therapy.Entities:
Keywords: N(6)-methyladenosine (m(6)A); RNA modification; cancer epigenetics; cancer stem cells; drug resistance; epitranscriptome; immune therapy; non-coding RNA; prognosis; targeted therapeutics
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32183948 PMCID: PMC7141420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2020.02.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743