Abstract:
As a reversible and dynamic epigenetic marker, N
6-adenylate methylation (m
6A) modification is the most common mRNA modification in eukaryotes. This paper briefly described how m
6A can influence RNA splicing, stability, and translation after transcription, and then participate in a variety of signaling pathways and biological and pathological processes, regulating cell proliferation, apoptosis, epithelial mesenchymal transformation (EMT) processes, and tumor invasion and metastasis. In addition, according to current studies, m
6A methyltransferases (writers) are believed to promote EMT and tumor development, and readers and erasers both promote and inhibit EMT in different research objects. In this review, we summarized the mechanism of m
6A modification and its role in cell transformation, and pointed out the direction of disease treatment.