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ArticleArchives of dermatological research2025

METTL3-modified exosomes from adipose-derived stem cells enhance the proliferation and migration of dermal fibroblasts by mediating m6A modification of CCNB1 mRNA.

Xiaolong Zhou, Hongde Li, Zijing Xie

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Article in Archives of dermatological research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Exosomes in precision dermatology: From biomarkers to targeted therapeutics in personalized care.Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV · 2026
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  5. WTAP-mediated mHuman cell · 2025
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3 authors.

Xiaolong ZhouHunan Provincial Key Laboratory of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Agricultural Biogenomics, Changsha, 410219, Hunan, China. zhxl280354564@163.com.
Hongde LiSchool of Laboratory Medical, Changsha Medical University, Changsha, 410219, Hunan, China.
Zijing XieCollege of Pharmacy, Changsha Medical University, No.1501 Leifeng Avenue, Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province 2021JJ40638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Skin scalded injury is a devastating condition. Exosomes derived from adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASC-exos) have been shown encouraging therapeutic potential in wound healing. Here, we explored the activity and mechanism of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3)-modified ASC-exos in the migration and proliferation of dermal fibroblasts. ASC-exos were isolated from mouse ASCs, characterized, and used to incubate mouse dermal fibroblasts. Fluorescence microscopy was used to analyze the transfer of ASC-exos into fibroblasts. Cell migration, invasion, proliferation, and viability were assessed by wound healing, transwell, 5-Ethynyl-2'-deoxyuridine (EdU), and Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assays, respectively. Protein expression was tested by western blotting. The influence of METTL3 in cyclin B1 (CCNB1) was evaluated by methylated RNA immunoprecipitation (MeRIP), actinomycin D treatment and quantitative PCR assays. ASC-exos significantly increased the proliferative, invasive, and migratory potentials of dermal fibroblasts. Overexpression of METTL3 resulted in elevated proliferation, invasiveness, and migratory capacity in dermal fibroblasts. Furthermore, METTL3-modified ASC-exos derived from METTL3-increased ASCs exerted more significantly promoting effects on fibroblast proliferation and migration than ASC-exos. Mechanistically, METTL3 upregulated CCNB1 by affecting its mRNA m6A modification. Additionally, reduction of CCNB1 had a counteracting impact on the effects of METTL3-modified ASC-exos in dermal fibroblasts. Our study shows that METTL3-modified ASC-exos enhance the migration and invasion of dermal fibroblasts by mediating CCNB1 mRNA m6A modification, raising hopes that these exosomes might serve as a therapeutic option for scalded skin wound repair.

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Cyclin B1ExosomesFibroblastsMesenchymal Stem CellsMethyltransferasesAdenosineAdipose TissueAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedDermisHumansMiceRNA, MessengerSkinAdenosineCcnb1 protein, mouseCyclin B1MethyltransferasesMettl3 protein, mouseN-methyladenosineRNA, MessengerASCsDermal fibroblastsM6A modificationMETTL3Scalded injury

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PMID39954139

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