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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2026

5-mC RNA methylation: a key regulator in cancer development and treatment.

Ziyi Liu, Huan Zhang, Yan Xie, Dong Wang, Peiqi Liang, Kexi Yang

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ziyi Liu *National Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Huan Zhang *Jiangsu Institute of Clinical Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 178 East Ganjiang Road, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Yan XieNational Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Dong WangNational Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Peiqi LiangNational Clinical Research Center for Hematologic Diseases, Jiangsu Institute of Hematology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Hematologic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215000, China.
Kexi YangDepartment of Radiotherapy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 899 Pinghai Road, Suzhou, China. 896386297@qq.com.ORCID 0000-0003-4942-3648

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Abstract

background5-methylcytosine (5-mC) RNA methylation is a prevalent post-transcriptional modification affecting both coding and non-coding RNAs. 5-mC methylation can regulate the expression level of relevant genes and biological processes by affecting RNA stability, translation efficiency, spatial structure, protein interactions, and other processes. Emerging evidence highlights its critical role in cancer biology. MAIN BODY: Abnormal changes in 5-mC methylation lead to aberrant expression of oncogenes or inactivation of suppressor genes, which in turn affects the growth and differentiation of cells. High 5-mC methylation tends to promote malignant cancer progression through pathways such as carcinogenesis, proliferation, metastasis, metabolic reprogramming, immunosuppression and drug resistance. These effects are mediated through RNA methylation writers, readers, and erasers. The multiple regulatory roles of 5-mC methylation modification in cancer development and progression make it an important direction for cancer therapy researches.

conclusion5-mC methylation is expected to be used to predict disease progression and guide therapeutic regimens, and is an important target for the development of novel anticancer therapies with great clinical translational potential.

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5-MethylcytosineCarcinogenesisNeoplasmsRNA MethylationAnimalsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumans5-Methylcytosine5-mC methylationCancerImmunityResistance

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