2022
RNA methylation in immune cells
Chen Y, Oh M, Flavell R, Li H. RNA methylation in immune cells. Advances In Immunology 2022, 155: 39-94. PMID: 36357012, DOI: 10.1016/bs.ai.2022.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiverging regulation of Bach2 protein and RNA expression determine cell fate in early B cell response
Hu Q, Xu T, Zhang M, Zhang H, Liu Y, Li H, Chen C, Zheng J, Zhang Z, Li F, Shen N, Zhang W, Melnick A, Huang C. Diverging regulation of Bach2 protein and RNA expression determine cell fate in early B cell response. Cell Reports 2022, 40: 111035. PMID: 35793628, PMCID: PMC9550188, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBach2 proteinCell fateActivated B cellsMemory B cellsB cellsCell fate choiceDetermines cell fateCell fate outcomesRapamycin complex 1B cell fateEffector cellsGerminal centre B cell fatePivotal transcription factorB cell receptor affinityEarly B cell responsesTranscription factorsDependent translationB cell responsesPrimary humoral responseGC fateMechanistic targetHumoral responseProteinPlasma cellsDifferential dynamics
2021
METTL3-mediated m6A RNA methylation promotes the anti-tumour immunity of natural killer cells
Song H, Song J, Cheng M, Zheng M, Wang T, Tian S, Flavell RA, Zhu S, Li HB, Ding C, Wei H, Sun R, Peng H, Tian Z. METTL3-mediated m6A RNA methylation promotes the anti-tumour immunity of natural killer cells. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5522. PMID: 34535671, PMCID: PMC8448775, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25803-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosineAnimalsCarcinogenesisCell Line, TumorGene DeletionHomeostasisInterleukin-15Killer Cells, NaturalLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMethylationMethyltransferasesMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNeoplasmsProtein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNASignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsAnti-tumor immunityNK cellsTumor-infiltrating NK cellsNK cell infiltrationNatural killer cellsAccelerated tumor developmentExert critical rolesImmunosurveillance functionKiller cellsIL-15Cell infiltrationTumor microenvironmentTumor developmentProtein expressionSuppressed activationM6A RNA methylationEffector moleculesExpression levelsMETTL3Cells altersImmunityM6A methylationCellsPositive correlationHomeostasisMultiple Functions of RNA Methylation in T Cells: A Review
Chao Y, Li H, Zhou J. Multiple Functions of RNA Methylation in T Cells: A Review. Frontiers In Immunology 2021, 12: 627455. PMID: 33912158, PMCID: PMC8071866, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.627455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA methylationRNA modificationsMessenger RNAFate determinationEpigenetic regulationEpigenetic modificationsNoncoding RNAsCell homeostasisUbiquitous mechanismMethylationBiological significanceT cell homeostasisMultiple functionsCell proliferationEssential rolePotential therapeutic strategyRecent findingsRNAImmune responseBiological activityPathological statesT cellsCellsTherapeutic strategiesViral infection
2018
RNA m6A modification and its function in diseases
Tong J, Flavell RA, Li HB. RNA m6A modification and its function in diseases. Frontiers Of Medicine 2018, 12: 481-489. PMID: 30097961, DOI: 10.1007/s11684-018-0654-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM6A modificationPost-transcriptional RNA modificationsRegulation of m6ACore catalytic componentFunction of m6ARNA m6A modificationRNA metabolismRegulatory networksRNA modificationsPhysiological contextHuman diseasesPhysiological roleM6ACatalytic componentFunctional relevanceCell linesM6A modulatorsDifferent cellsDisease conditionsTranscriptomeRecent advancesErasersRegulatorBindsModification
2016
Recent advances in dynamic m6A RNA modification
Cao G, Li HB, Yin Z, Flavell RA. Recent advances in dynamic m6A RNA modification. Open Biology 2016, 6: 160003. PMID: 27249342, PMCID: PMC4852458, DOI: 10.1098/rsob.160003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA modificationsHigh-throughput sequencing analysisRNA epigenetic modificationM6A RNA modificationRNA splicingEpigenetic modificationsBiological functionsSequencing analysisTranscriptomeRecent advancesDynamic regulation processRegulation processesFundamental rolePossible roleDemethylasesRelated diseasesSplicingMammalsErasersImmune responseRegulationModificationRoleCytogeneticsTypical features