Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute of Jiangsu University, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China.
Cancer Gene Ther. 2024 Sep;31(9):1315-1322. doi: 10.1038/s41417-024-00791-7. Epub 2024 Jun 4.
N6-methyladenosine (m6A), a posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism, is the most common epigenetic modification in mammalian mRNA. M6A modifications play a crucial role in the developmental network of immune cells. The expression of m6A-related regulators often affects carcinogenesis and tumour suppression networks. In the tumour microenvironment, m6A-modified enzymes can affect the occurrence and progression of tumours by regulating the activation and invasion of tumour-associated immune cells. Immunotherapy, which utilises immune cells, has been demonstrated to be a powerful weapon in tumour treatment and is increasingly being used in the clinic. Here, we provide an updated and comprehensive overview of how m6A modifications affect invasive immune cells and their potential role in immune regulation. In addition, we summarise the regulation of epigenetic regulators associated with m6A modifications in tumour cells on the antitumour response of immune cells in the tumour immune microenvironment. These findings provide new insights into the role of m6A modifications in the immune response and tumour development, leading to the development of novel immunotherapies for cancer treatment.
N6-甲基腺苷(m6A)是一种转录后调控机制,是哺乳动物 mRNA 中最常见的表观遗传修饰。m6A 修饰在免疫细胞的发育网络中起着关键作用。m6A 相关调控因子的表达常影响癌发生和肿瘤抑制网络。在肿瘤微环境中,m6A 修饰酶可通过调节肿瘤相关免疫细胞的激活和浸润来影响肿瘤的发生和进展。免疫疗法利用免疫细胞已被证明是肿瘤治疗的有力武器,在临床上的应用也越来越广泛。在这里,我们提供了一个关于 m6A 修饰如何影响浸润性免疫细胞及其在免疫调节中潜在作用的最新和全面的综述。此外,我们总结了肿瘤细胞中与 m6A 修饰相关的表观遗传调控因子对肿瘤免疫微环境中免疫细胞抗肿瘤反应的调节。这些发现为 m6A 修饰在免疫反应和肿瘤发展中的作用提供了新的见解,为癌症治疗的新型免疫疗法的发展提供了依据。