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ArticleBiomarker research2023

METTL3 facilitates immunosurveillance by inhibiting YTHDF2-mediated NLRC5 mRNA degradation in endometrial cancer.

Lei Zhan, Jing Zhang, Jun-Hui Zhang, Xiao-Jing Liu, Bao Guo, Jia-Hua Chen, Zhen-Hai Tang, Wen-Yan Wang, Qing-Yuan Wang, Bing Wei and 1 more

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Article in Biomarker research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lei Zhan *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Jing Zhang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Jun-Hui Zhang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Xiao-Jing LiuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Bao GuoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Jia-Hua ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Zhen-Hai TangCenter for Scientific Research of Anhui Medical University, No 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Wen-Yan WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Qing-Yuan WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China.
Bing WeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 678 Furong Road, Hefei, 230601, Anhui, China. m1351565@163.com.
Yun-Xia CaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China. caoyunxia5972@ahmu.edu.cn.
Anhui Medical University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNAnhui University · CNMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CN

Funding

National Nature Science Foundation of China 81802586Research Fund of Anhui Institute of translational medicine 2022zhyx-C41University Graduate Scientific Research Program of Anhui Province YJS20210313
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundN6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation is the most abundant chemical posttranscriptional modification of mRNA, and it is associated with the regulation of the immune response to tumors. However, the function of m6A modification in the immune response to endometrial cancer (EC) remains unknown. Our study investigated the immunological role of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) in EC and the underlying molecular mechanism.

methodsWe investigated the correlation between the expression of METTL3 and CD8 by using an endometrial tissue microarray cohort. Next, we investigated the role and mechanism of METTL3 in the immune response to EC using a mouse tumor model and a CD8

resultsMETTL3 levels were downregulated in EC patients, low levels of METTL3 were correlated with poor prognosis in EC patients. There was a positive correlation between METTL3 expression and CD8 expression. Overexpression of METTL3 in the EC cell and CD8

conclusionsOverall, METTL3, YTHDF2, and NLRC5 have potential to be the diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for EC. METTL3 facilitated the m6A modifications of NLRC5 and inhibited its degradation through a YTHDF2-dependent mechanism in EC. Genetic overexpression of METTL3 attenuated the immune evasion of EC by promoting NLRC5-mediated immunosurveillance, suggesting that the METTL3/YTHDF2/NLRC5 axis is a promising target of immunotherapy in EC.

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BiomarkerEndometrial cancerImmunosurveillanceImmunotherapyN6-adenosine-methyltransferase-like 3N6-methyladenosineNLR family CARD domain-containing 5YTH domain-containing family 2

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PMID37085864
PMCPMC10122371
OpenAlexW4366681336

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