Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2024.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2024; 30(38): 4175-4193
Published online Oct 14, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i38.4175
Table 3 Relationships among N6-methyladenosine, colorectal cancer, and related mechanisms
m6A regulator
Upstream mechanism
Roles
Functions
Mechanism
Ref.
METTL3Gut microbiotaOncogeneGlycolysis, chemo-resistance↑METTL3↑/LDHA↑[100]
METTL3Gut microbiotaOncogeneProliferation, migration, invasion↑METTL3↑/m6A↑/YTHDF2↑/CRB3↓/Hippo↓[55]
METTL3Gut microbiotaOncogeneGlycolysis, progression↑METTL3↑/m6A/GLUT1↑/mTORC1 ↑[101]
METTL3Gut microbiotaOncogeneInvasion, migration↑METTL3↑/m6A/circ1662↑/YAP1↑/SMAD3↓[102]
METTL3F. nucleatumSuppressorMetastasis↑METTL3↓/m6A↓/YTHDF2/KIF26B↑[24]
METTL16Gut microbiotaOncogeneGlycolysis, progression↑METTL14↑/IGF2BP1/SOGA1↑/PDK4↑[83]
METTL14ETBFSuppressorProliferation↑METTL14↓/m6A/miR-149-3p↓/PHF5A/KAT2A[88]
METTL14Gut microbiotaSuppressorProliferation, metastasis↑METTL14↓/m6A↓/YTHDF2↓/lncRNA XIST↑[103]
METTL14Gut microbiotaSuppressorMigration, invasion, metastasis↑METTL14↓/m6A↓/YTHDF2/SOX4↑[104]
ALKBH5H3K27OncogeneGlycolysis, progression↓ALKBH5↓/JMJD8↓/PKM2↓[105]
ALKBH5OncogeneProliferation, migration, invasion↑ALKBH5↑/YTHDF2/RAB5A↑[106]
ALKBH5SuppressorRadiosensitivity↑ALKBH5↑/YTHDF2/circAFF2↑/Cullin-NEDD8↓[107]
ALKBH5SuppressorProliferation, migration, invasion↓ALKBH5↑/PHF20↓[91]
FTOOncogeneChemo-resistance↑FTO↑/YTHDF2/SIVA1↓[92]
FTOmiR-96OncogeneTumorigenesis, progression↑AMPKα2↓/FTO↑/m6A↓/MYC↑[93]
IGF2BP2LINC00460OncogeneProliferation, metastasis↑IGF2BP2-DHX9↑/HMGA1↑[108]
YTHDF1OncogeneTumorigenesis, metastasis↑YTHDF1↑/m6A/ARHGEF2↑[109]
YTHDF2miR-6125OncogeneProliferation, growth↓YTHDF2↓/m6A/GSK3β↑[110]
HNRNPA2B1MIR100HGOncogeneChemo-resistance, metastasis↑hnRNPA2B1↑/m6A/TCF7L2↑[111]