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articleNature CommunicationsMay 6, 2019GOLD OA

RETRACTED ARTICLE: RNA m6A methylation regulates the epithelial mesenchymal transition of cancer cells and translation of Snail

Sun Yat-sen University · University of Chicago · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract N6 -Methyladenosine (m 6 A) modification has been implicated in the progression of several cancers. We reveal that during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), one important step for cancer cell metastasis, m 6 A modification of mRNAs increases in cancer cells. Deletion of methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) down-regulates m 6 A, impairs the migration, invasion and EMT of cancer cells both in vitro and in vivo. m 6 A-sequencing and functional studies confirm that Snail, a key transcription factor of EMT, is involved in m 6 A-regulated EMT. m 6 A in Snail CDS, but not 3’UTR, triggers polysome-mediated translation of Snail mRNA in cancer cells. Loss and gain functional studies confirm that YTHDF1…

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Keywords
  • Snail
  • Epithelial–mesenchymal transition
  • Polysome
  • Downregulation and upregulation
  • N6-Methyladenosine
  • Translation (biology)
  • Cancer research
  • Biology
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