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The multifaceted role of m5C RNA methylation in digestive system tumorigenesis

Xinjun Hu1, Yafeng Liu1, Shujun Zhang1

  • 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, China.

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
|March 21, 2025
PubMed

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5-Methylcytosine (m5C) RNA methylation is crucial in digestive cancers, affecting tumor progression and treatment. Understanding m5C mechanisms offers new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for these malignancies.

Area of Science:

  • Epigenetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • 5-Methylcytosine (m5C) is a key RNA modification impacting RNA function and post-transcriptional regulation.
  • m5C dysregulation is increasingly linked to complex diseases, particularly cancers.
  • Digestive system malignancies show critical roles for m5C in tumor progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in m5C RNA methylation research in digestive system tumors.
  • To focus on the functional mechanisms, clinical significance, and potential applications of m5C.
  • To explore m5C's role in cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on m5C RNA methylation.
  • Analysis of functional mechanisms of m5C in cancer.
  • Evaluation of clinical significance and therapeutic potential of m5C.

Main Results:

  • m5C influences RNA structure, stability, and post-transcriptional regulation.
  • m5C is implicated in modulating oncogene expression and key cancer processes like proliferation, migration, invasion, and chemoresistance.
  • m5C's role in non-coding RNAs adds complexity to understanding cancer mechanisms.

Conclusions:

  • m5C RNA methylation is a significant factor in digestive system tumor progression.
  • m5C holds potential as a biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis.
  • Targeting m5C pathways may offer novel therapeutic strategies for digestive cancers.
Keywords:
RNA methylationbiomarkerdigestive system tumorsm5C modificationpost-transcriptional regulation

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