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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2021

The interplay between m6A modification and non-coding RNA in cancer stemness modulation: mechanisms, signaling pathways, and clinical implications.

Sha Qin, Yitao Mao, Haofan Wang, Yingxing Duan, Luqing Zhao

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Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sha QinDepartment of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yitao MaoDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Haofan WangDepartment of Interventional Radiology, The 3rd Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yingxing DuanDepartment of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Luqing ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China; and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Science, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Xiangya Hospital Central South University · CNCentral South University · CNNational Clinical Research · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer stemness, mainly consisting of chemo-resistance, radio-resistance, tumorigenesis, metastasis, tumor self-renewal, cancer metabolism reprogramming, and tumor immuno-microenvironment remodeling, play crucial roles in the cancer progression process and has become the hotspot of cancer research field in recent years. Nowadays, the exact molecular mechanisms of cancer stemness have not been fully understood. Extensive studies have recently implicated that non-coding RNA (ncRNA) plays vital roles in modulating cancer stemness. Notably, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification is of crucial importance for RNAs to exert their biological functions, including RNA splicing, stability, translation, degradation, and export. Emerging evidence has revealed that m6A modification can govern the expressions and functions of ncRNAs, consequently controlling cancer stemness properties. However, the interaction mechanisms between ncRNAs and m6A modification in cancer stemness modulation are rarely investigated. In this review, we elucidate the recent findings on the relationships of m6A modification, ncRNAs, and cancer stemness. We also focus on some key signaling pathways such as Wnt/β-catenin signaling, MAPK signaling, Hippo signaling, and JAK/STAT3 signaling to illustrate the underlying interplay mechanisms between m6A modification and ncRNAs in cancer stemness. In particular, we briefly highlight the clinical potential of ncRNAs and m6A modifiers as promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets for indicating cancer stemness properties and improving the diagnostic precision for a wide variety of cancers.

Indexed as

AdenosineAnimalsBiomarkers, TumorHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsRNA, UntranslatedSignal TransductionAdenosineBiomarkers, TumorN-methyladenosineRNA, Untranslatedbiomarkerscancer stemnessN6-methyladenosine (m6A) modificationnon-coding RNA (ncRNA)signaling pathways

Identifiers

PMID34345203
PMCPMC8326131
OpenAlexW3186459354

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