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 correlationHomeostasisPooled CRISPR screening identifies m6A as a positive regulator of macrophage activation
Tong J, Wang X, Liu Y, Ren X, Wang A, Chen Z, Yao J, Mao K, Liu T, Meng FL, Pan W, Zou Q, Liu J, Zhou Y, Xia Q, Flavell RA, Zhu S, Li HB. Pooled CRISPR screening identifies m6A as a positive regulator of macrophage activation. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabd4742. PMID: 33910903, PMCID: PMC8081357, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd4742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMacrophage activationPotential cancer immunotherapy targetInnate immune cellsFaster tumor growthTNF-α productionInnate immune responseCancer immunotherapy targetCre miceImmune cellsImmunotherapy targetImmune responseLPS stimulationTumor growthBacterial infectionsTop candidate genesDeficient macrophagesMultiple cellular responsesMETTL3 deficiencyActivationUnknown roleMETTL3Negative regulatorBinding proteinCellular responsesRNA binding protein