Xiong Qunli, Zhang Yaguang, Zheng Ying, Zhu Qing
Division of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Tumor Epigenetics and Genomics, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Sci China Life Sci. 2025 Apr;68(4):974-993. doi: 10.1007/s11427-024-2648-0. Epub 2024 Dec 6.
The mA modification is an RNA modification that impacts various processes of RNA molecules, including transcription, splicing, stability, and translation. Recently, researchers have discovered that the presence of mA modification can influence the interaction between tumor cells and immune cells and also play a role in regulating the expression of immune response-related genes. Additionally, mA modification is intricately involved in the regulation of tumor immune evasion and drug resistance. Specifically, certain tumor cells can manipulate the gene expression through mA modification to evade immune system attacks. Therefore, it might be possible to enhance tumor immune surveillance and improve the effectiveness of immune-based therapies by manipulating mA modification. This review systematically discusses the role of mA modification in tumor immunity, specifically highlighting its regulation of immune cells and immune-related genes in tumor cells. Furthermore, we explore the potential of mA modification inhibitors as anti-cancer therapies and the significance of mA regulatory factors in predicting the efficacy of tumor immune therapy.
N6-甲基腺嘌呤(mA)修饰是一种RNA修饰,它影响RNA分子的各种过程,包括转录、剪接、稳定性和翻译。最近,研究人员发现,mA修饰的存在会影响肿瘤细胞与免疫细胞之间的相互作用,并且在调节免疫反应相关基因的表达中也发挥作用。此外,mA修饰还与肿瘤免疫逃逸和耐药性的调控密切相关。具体而言,某些肿瘤细胞可以通过mA修饰来操纵基因表达,从而逃避免疫系统的攻击。因此,通过操纵mA修饰有可能增强肿瘤免疫监视并提高基于免疫的治疗效果。本综述系统地讨论了mA修饰在肿瘤免疫中的作用,特别强调了其对肿瘤细胞中免疫细胞和免疫相关基因的调控。此外,我们还探讨了mA修饰抑制剂作为抗癌疗法的潜力以及mA调控因子在预测肿瘤免疫治疗疗效中的意义。