Nucleic Acids Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
51(D1), P. D106 - D116
Published: Nov. 16, 2022
Abstract
With
advanced
technologies
to
map
RNA
modifications,
our
understanding
of
them
has
been
revolutionized,
and
they
are
seen
be
far
more
widespread
important
than
previously
thought.
Current
next-generation
sequencing
(NGS)-based
modification
profiling
methods
blind
modifications
thus
require
selective
chemical
treatment
or
antibody
immunoprecipitation
for
particular
types.
They
also
face
the
problem
short
read
length,
isoform
ambiguities,
biases
artifacts.
Direct
(DRS)
technologies,
commercialized
by
Oxford
Nanopore
Technologies
(ONT),
enable
direct
interrogation
any
given
present
in
individual
transcripts
promise
address
limitations
previous
NGS-based
methods.
Here,
we
first
ONT-based
database
quantitative
profiles,
DirectRMDB,
which
includes
16
types
a
total
904,712
sites
25
species
identified
from
39
independent
studies.
In
addition
standard
functions
adopted
existing
databases,
such
as
gene
annotations
post-transcriptional
association
analysis,
provide
fresh
view
enables
exploration
epitranscriptome
an
isoform-specific
manner.
The
DirectRMDB
is
freely
available
at:
http://www.rnamd.org/directRMDB/.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Sept. 22, 2022
RNA
modifications
have
become
hot
topics
recently.
By
influencing
processes,
including
generation,
transportation,
function,
and
metabolization,
they
act
as
critical
regulators
of
cell
biology.
The
immune
abnormality
in
human
diseases
is
also
a
research
focus
progressing
rapidly
these
years.
Studies
demonstrated
that
participate
the
multiple
biological
processes
cells,
development,
differentiation,
activation,
migration,
polarization,
thereby
modulating
responses
are
involved
some
related
diseases.
In
this
review,
we
present
existing
knowledge
functions
underlying
mechanisms
modifications,
N6-methyladenosine
(m6A),
5-methylcytosine
(m5C),
N1-methyladenosine
(m1A),
N7-methylguanosine
(m7G),
N4-acetylcytosine
(ac4C),
pseudouridine
(Ψ),
uridylation,
adenosine-to-inosine
(A-to-I)
editing,
summarize
their
roles
Via
regulating
can
pathogenesis
diseases,
such
cancers,
infection,
inflammatory
autoimmune
We
further
highlight
challenges
future
directions
based
on
knowledge.
All
all,
review
will
provide
helpful
well
novel
ideas
for
researchers
area.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: April 28, 2022
Cancer
is
one
of
the
major
diseases
threatening
human
life
and
health
worldwide.
Epigenetic
modification
refers
to
heritable
changes
in
genetic
material
without
any
nucleic
acid
sequence
results
phenotypic
changes.
modifications
regulate
many
biological
processes,
such
as
growth,
aging,
various
diseases,
including
cancer.
With
advancement
next-generation
sequencing
technology,
role
RNA
cancer
progression
has
become
increasingly
prominent
a
hot
spot
scientific
research.
This
review
studied
several
common
modifications,
N6-methyladenosine,
5-methylcytosine,
pseudouridine.
The
deposition
roles
these
coding
noncoding
RNAs
are
summarized
detail.
Based
on
background,
this
expression,
function,
underlying
molecular
mechanism
their
regulators
further
discussed
some
existing
small-molecule
inhibitors.
More
in-depth
studies
needed
broaden
understanding
epigenetics
diagnosis,
treatment,
prognosis.
Molecular Cancer,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
21(1)
Published: July 18, 2022
Abstract
The
resistance
of
tumor
cells
to
therapy
severely
impairs
the
efficacy
treatment,
leading
recurrence
and
metastasis
various
cancers.
Clarifying
underlying
mechanisms
therapeutic
may
provide
new
strategies
for
overcoming
cancer
resistance.
N6-methyladenosine
(m6A)
is
most
prevalent
RNA
modification
in
eukaryotes,
involved
regulation
splicing,
translation,
transport,
degradation,
stability
processing,
thus
affecting
several
physiological
processes
progression.
As
a
novel
type
multifunctional
non-coding
RNAs
(ncRNAs),
circular
(circRNAs)
have
been
demonstrated
play
vital
roles
anticancer
therapy.
Currently,
accumulating
studies
revealed
mutual
m6A
circRNAs,
their
interaction
can
further
influence
sensitivity
treatment.
In
this
review,
we
mainly
summarized
recent
advances
circRNAs
modulation
resistance,
as
well
interplay
potential
mechanisms,
providing
promising
insights
future
directions
reversal
cancer.
Trends in Genetics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
39(1), P. 74 - 88
Published: Nov. 12, 2022
Cancer
was
initially
considered
to
be
an
exclusively
genetic
disease,
but
interplay
of
dysregulated
and
epigenetic
mechanisms
is
now
known
contribute
the
cancer
phenotype.
More
recently,
chemical
modifications
RNA
molecules
-
so-called
epitranscriptome
have
been
found
regulate
various
aspects
function
homeostasis.
Specific
enzymes,
as
RNA-modifying
proteins
(RMPs),
are
responsible
for
depositing,
removing,
reading
in
RNA.
Intensive
investigations
epitranscriptomic
field
recent
years,
conjunction
with
great
technological
advances,
revealed
critical
role
regulating
numerous
cellular
pathways.
Furthermore,
growing
evidence
has
that
modification
machinery
often
altered
human
cancers,
highlighting
enormous
potential
RMPs
pharmacological
targets
or
diagnostic
markers.
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13
Published: April 4, 2022
Background
AlkB
homolog
5
(ALKBH5)
is
a
N
6
-methyladenosine
(m
A)
demethylase
associated
with
the
development,
growth,
and
progression
of
multiple
cancer
types.
However,
biological
role
ALKBH5
has
not
been
investigated
in
pan-cancer
datasets.
Therefore,
this
study,
comprehensive
bioinformatics
analysis
datasets
was
performed
to
determine
mechanisms
through
which
regulates
tumorigenesis.
Methods
Online
websites
databases
such
as
NCBI,
UCSC,
CCLE,
HPA,
TIMER2,
GEPIA2,
cBioPortal,
UALCAN,
STRING,
SangerBox,
ImmuCellAl,
xCell,
GenePattern
were
used
extract
data
cancers.
The
patient
analyzed
relationship
between
expression,
genetic
alterations,
methylation
status,
tumor
immunity.
Targetscan,
miRWalk,
miRDB,
miRabel,
LncBase
Cytoscape
tool
identify
microRNAs
(miRNAs)
long
non-coding
RNAs
(lncRNAs)
that
regulate
expression
construct
lncRNA-miRNA-ALKBH5
network.
In
vitro
CCK-8,
wound
healing,
Transwell
M2
macrophage
infiltration
assays
well
vivo
xenograft
animal
experiments
functions
glioma
cells.
Results
showed
upregulated
several
solid
tumors.
significantly
correlated
prognosis
patients.
Genetic
alterations
including
duplications
deep
mutations
gene
identified
Alterations
prognosis.
GO
KEGG
enrichment
analyses
ALKBH5-related
genes
enriched
inflammatory,
metabolic,
immune
signaling
pathways
glioma.
checkpoint
(ICP)
genes,
influenced
sensitivity
immunotherapy.
We
constructed
lncRNA-miRNA
network
development
progression.
promoted
proliferation,
migration,
invasion
cells
recruited
Conclusions
overexpressed
types
cancers
regulation
tumor-infiltration
Our
study
shows
promising
prognostic
immunotherapeutic
biomarker
some
malignant
Molecular Biomedicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(1)
Published: Aug. 24, 2023
Abstract
RNA
modifications
are
dynamic
and
reversible
chemical
on
substrate
that
regulated
by
specific
modifying
enzymes.
They
play
important
roles
in
the
regulation
of
many
biological
processes
various
diseases,
such
as
development
cancer
other
diseases.
With
help
advanced
sequencing
technologies,
role
has
caught
increasing
attention
human
diseases
scientific
research.
In
this
review,
we
briefly
summarized
basic
mechanisms
several
common
modifications,
including
m6A,
m5C,
m1A,
m7G,
Ψ,
A-to-I
editing
ac4C.
Importantly,
discussed
their
potential
functions
cancer,
neurological
disorders,
cardiovascular
metabolic
genetic
developmental
well
immune
disorders.
Through
“writing-erasing-reading”
mechanisms,
regulate
stability,
translation,
localization
pivotal
disease-related
mRNAs
to
manipulate
disease
development.
Moreover,
also
highlighted
review
all
currently
available
RNA-modifier-targeting
small
molecular
inhibitors
or
activators,
most
which
designed
against
m6A-related
enzymes,
METTL3,
FTO
ALKBH5.
This
provides
clues
for
clinical
therapy
future
study
directions
modification
field.
More
in-depth
studies
further
activators
needed
a
thorough
understanding
epitranscriptomics
diagnosis,
treatment,
prognosis
Military Medical Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
10(1)
Published: July 17, 2023
Clustered
regulatory
interspaced
short
palindromic
repeats
(CRISPR)
has
changed
biomedical
research
and
provided
entirely
new
models
to
analyze
every
aspect
of
sciences
during
the
last
decade.
In
study
cancer,
CRISPR/CRISPR-associated
protein
(Cas)
system
opens
avenues
into
issues
that
were
once
unknown
in
our
knowledge
noncoding
genome,
tumor
heterogeneity,
precision
medicines.
CRISPR/Cas-based
gene-editing
technology
now
allows
for
precise
permanent
targeting
mutations
provides
an
opportunity
target
small
non-coding
RNAs
such
as
microRNAs
(miRNAs).
However,
development
effective
safe
cancer
gene
editing
therapy
is
highly
dependent
on
proper
design
be
innocuous
normal
cells
prevent
introducing
other
abnormalities.
This
aims
highlight
cutting-edge
approaches
cancer-gene
based
CRISPR/Cas
miRNAs
therapy.
Furthermore,
we
potential
challenges
CRISPR/Cas-mediated
miRNA
offer
advanced
strategies
overcome
them.