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ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2023

SETD2 controls m6A modification of transcriptome and regulates the molecular oncogenesis of glioma.

Subhadra Kumari, Mandakini Singh, Santosh Kumar, Srinivasan Muthuswamy

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Subhadra KumariHuman Molecular Genetics (HMG) Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India.
Mandakini SinghRNA Biology Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India.
Santosh KumarRNA Biology Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India.
Srinivasan MuthuswamyHuman Molecular Genetics (HMG) Lab., Department of Life Science, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, Odisha, 769008, India. srinimbt@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9893-2417
National Institute of Technology Rourkela · IN

Funding

Indian Council of Medical Research 5/13//48/2022/NCD- IIIScience and Engineering Research Board (Serb), GOVT OF INDIA, INDIA EEQ/2018/000022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

SETD2 is known for its epigenetic regulatory function and a frequently mutated gene in multiple cancers. Recently, it has been inferred that SETD2 regulates m6A mRNA methylation (epitranscriptome) via H3K36me3. The m6A RNA methylation is vital for tumor maintenance, self-renewal, and tumorigenesis. RNA modifications are executed by writers, readers, and erasers. m6A modifiers work along with the molecular cues, H3K36me3, laid down by SETD2. A positive correlation observed between SETD2 and RNA modifiers signifies their direct role in epitranscriptomics. Hence, understanding the epitranscriptomics will provide a new facet for molecular oncogenesis. Glioma is a common, malignant grade IV tumor with limited therapeutic alternatives and a poor prognosis. Yet, its function in glioma is not fully defined. In the present study, thorough investigations were done in the m6A RNA methylation regulators expression, the molecular pathways leading to tumor progression, and their respective outcomes in SETD2-mediated RNA methylation. In vitro analysis reveals that SETD2 knockdown positively affected the oncogenic properties of the glioma cell line and a global reduction in m6A levels in the transcriptome. The reduction of m6A in the transcriptome can be attributed to the decreased expression of METTL3 and METTL14. Therefore, we conclude that SETD2-mediated m6A modifications are crucial for glioma oncogenesis.

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GliomaTranscriptomeCarcinogenesisCell LineCell Transformation, NeoplasticHumansMethyltransferasesMethyltransferasesMETTL3 protein, humanEpitranscriptomicsGliomam6A RNA methylationSETD2

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