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ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2025

N7-methylguanosine modification in cancers: from mechanisms to therapeutic potential.

Qihui Wu, Xiaodan Fu, Guoqian Liu, Xiaoyun He, Yimin Li, Chunlin Ou

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Review in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Qihui Wu *Department of Gynecology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
Xiaodan Fu *Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
Guoqian Liu *Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
Xiaoyun He *Departments of Ultrasound Imaging, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. hexiaoyun@csu.edu.cn.
Yimin Li *Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. lym12999@rjh.com.cn.
Chunlin Ou *Department of Gynecology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. ouchunlin@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Central South University Innovation-Driven Research Programme 2023CXQD075National Natural Science Foundation of China 82373062National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403198Outstanding Youth Foundation of Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2022JJ20098Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 24ZR1447300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

N7-methylguanosine (m7G) is an important RNA modification involved in epigenetic regulation that is commonly observed in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Their influence on the synthesis and processing of messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA allows m7G modifications to affect diverse cellular, physiological, and pathological processes. m7G modifications are pivotal in human diseases, particularly cancer progression. On one hand, m7G modification-associated modulate tumour progression and affect malignant biological characteristics, including sustained proliferation signalling, resistance to cell death, activation of invasion and metastasis, reprogramming of energy metabolism, genome instability, and immune evasion. This suggests that they may be novel therapeutic targets for cancer treatment. On the other hand, the aberrant expression of m7G modification-associated molecules is linked to clinicopathological characteristics, including tumour staging, lymph node metastasis, and unfavourable prognoses in patients with cancer, indicating their potential as tumour biomarkers. This review consolidates the discovery, identification, detection methodologies, and functional roles of m7G modification, analysing the mechanisms by which m7G modification-associated molecules contribute to tumour development, and exploring their potential clinical applications in cancer diagnostics and therapy, thereby providing innovative strategies for tumour identification and targeted treatment.

Indexed as

GuanosineNeoplasmsAnimalsEpigenesis, GeneticHumans7-methylguanosineGuanosineBiomarkersCell deathEnergy metabolismImmune evasionN7-methylguanosineRNA modificationTargeted therapy

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PMID39881381
PMCPMC11780989

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