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The critical roles of m6A modification in metabolic abnormality and cardiovascular diseases

The critical roles of m6A modification in metabolic abnormality and cardiovascular diseases

Beijian Zhang
Hao Jiang
Zhen Dong
Aijun Sun
Junbo Ge
Genes & Diseases第8卷, 第6期pp.746-758纸质出版 2021-11-01在线发表 2020-07-31
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation is an emerging area of epigenetics, which is a reversible and dynamic modification mediating by ‘writers’ (methylase, adding methyl groups, METTL3, METTL14, and WTAP), ‘erasers’ (demethylase, deleting methyl groups, FTO and ALKBH5), and ‘readers’ (YTHDF1-3, YTHDC1 and YTHDC2). Recent studies in human, animal models and cell levels have disclosed a critical role of m6A modification in regulating the homeostasis of metabolic processes and cardiovascular function. Evidence from these studies identify m6A as a candidate of biomarker and therapeutic target for metabolic abnormality and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Comprehensive understanding of the complexity of m6A regulation in metabolic diseases and CVD will be helpful for us to understand the pathogenesis of CVD. In this review, we discuss the regulatory role of m6A in metabolic abnormality and CVD. We will emphasize the clinical relevance of m6A dysregulation in CVD.

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Cardiovascular diseaseFTOHeart failureMetabolic syndromeMETTL3Myocardial infarctionN6-methyladenosineRNA epigenetics