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ArticleCancer biology & medicine2026

Coordinated DNA methyltransferase 3A and methyltransferase-like 7A activity reprograms the tumor microenvironment through discoidin domain receptor 1 signaling.

Zhengyang Bai, Dan Yang, Jiayi Li, Yaobang Liu, Bin Lian, Jinping Li

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Article in Cancer biology & 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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Zhengyang Bai *The First Clinical Medical School of Ningxia Medical University (General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University), Yinchuan 750004, China.
Dan Yang *The First Clinical Medical School of Ningxia Medical University (General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University), Yinchuan 750004, China.
Jiayi Li *Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.
Yaobang LiuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.
Bin LianDepartment of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.
Jinping LiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9142-5239

Funding

Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 2021BEG03062National Natural Science Foundation of China 82060479Ningxia Natural Science Fund Key Project 2024AAC02080
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Abstract

objectiveBreast cancer is the most common malignancy in women and is characterized by a high recurrence rate that severely impacts patient survival. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) promote immune evasion and metastasis, increasing recurrence risk. This study determined how the epigenetic regulators, DNMT3A and METTL7A, modulate Treg infiltration

methodsRNA sequencing (RNA-seq) was used to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), followed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment. Machine learning algorithms, including least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO), supported vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) and ElasticNet identified DDR1 as a key gene. Validation included RT-qPCR, western blot, MSP, MeRIP-qPCR, and Co-IP to assess epigenetic regulation. Functional assays (CCK-8, Transwell, and Treg differentiation/chemotaxis) and xenograft models evaluated the role of

resultsDNMT3A upregulated

conclusionsDNMT3A and METTL7A were shown to cooperatively regulate

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Breast NeoplasmsDiscoidin Domain Receptor 1DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3AMethyltransferasesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsCell Line, TumorEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMicePrognosisSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryDDR1 protein, humanDiscoidin Domain Receptor 1DNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADNMT3A protein, humanDnmt3a protein, mouseMethyltransferasesDiscoidin domain receptor 1DNMT3AMETTL7ATumor microenvironment

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PMCPMC12911440

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