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Table 3 The mutations of m6A genes in several cancers

From: Mechanism of RNA modification N6-methyladenosine in human cancer

Regulators

Mutation

frequency

Cancer

Role

Data source

Effect/ Mechanism on cancer

Refs

METTL3/METTL14/YTHDF1/YTHDF2/FTO/ALKBH5

2.60%

AML

Oncogene

cBioPortal

Predict poorer OS and EFS independently

[142]

all included m6A enzymes

24%

BC

NM

cBioPortal/METABRIC

NM

[143]

all included m6A enzymes

23.33%

GC

Oncogene

TCGA

Predict malignant phenotypes and augmenting Wnt/PI3K-Akt signaling

[144]

METTL14

1.50%

EC

Oncogene

cBioPortal

Regulate AKT activity to promote tumorigenicity

[109]

  1. AML acute myeloid leukemia; BC breast-invasive carcinoma; GC gastric carcinoma; EC Endometrial cancer; NM not mentioned