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ArticleCurrent medical science2026

METTL3-m

Zheng Li, Xiao-Han Sa, Yu-Wen Han, Pu Wang, Xue-Yan Song, Min-Xuan Sun

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Article in Current medical science, 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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Zheng LiDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230006, China.
Xiao-Han SaDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230006, China.
Yu-Wen HanDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230006, China.
Pu WangSuzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215163, China.
Xue-Yan SongSuzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Suzhou, 215163, China. songxy@sibet.ac.cn.
Min-Xuan SunDivision of Life Sciences and Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering (Suzhou), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230006, China. minxuan.sun@sibet.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-6268

Funding

Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology BG2025023Jiangsu Provincial Department of Science and Technology BM2022010National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273336National Natural Science Foundation of China E5551901National Natural Science Foundation of China STS-HP-202304National Natural Science Foundation of China YSBR - 067Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau SJC2022007Suzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau SZS2022008
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Abstract

objectiveWhile the RNA modification N

methodsA macrophage-specific METTL3-knockdown model was established. The functional effects of METTL3 deficiency were systematically evaluated using migration, invasion, phagocytosis, and polarization assays. Subsequent transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) and methylated RNA immunoprecipitation-quantitative PCR (MeRIP-qPCR) were employed to identify the key differentially expressed gene, lysyl oxidase-like 2 (LOXL2). This mechanistic link was ultimately confirmed through functional rescue experiments and reconstitution assays.

resultsMETTL3 deficiency significantly increased the migratory and invasive capacities of macrophages but attenuated their phagocytic activity, promoting a shift toward an M2-like polarization state. Mechanistically, METTL3 knockdown reduced m

conclusionThis study reveals a novel METTL3-m

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AdenosineAmino Acid OxidoreductasesCell MovementMacrophagesMethyltransferasesAnimalsEpitranscriptomeHumansMicePhagocytosisRNA, MessengerRNA MethylationAdenosineAmino Acid OxidoreductasesMethyltransferasesMettl3 protein, mouseN-methyladenosineRNA, MessengerCell migrationLOXL2m6A methylationMacrophagesMETTL3

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PMID42201485

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