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Table 2 Role of the modifier in cancer

From: Role of m6A writers, erasers and readers in cancer

Type of cancer

Role of the modifier

m6A(methylation) modifier

Breast cancer

Oncogene

METTL5, WTAP, VIRMA, ZNF217, FTO, ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF1/2/3, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

ZC3H13, HAKAI

Bivalent

METTL3/14

Lung Cancer

Oncogene

METTL3/5, WTAP, VIRMA, HAKAI, FTO, ELAVL1, YTHDF1, IGF2BP1/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

METTL14, YTHDC2

Bivalent

ALKBH5, YTHDF2, IGF2BP2

Prostate cancer

Oncogene

VIRMA, ZNF217, ELAVL1, YTHDF2, IGF2BP2, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

FTO

Bivalent

METTL3

Colorectal cancer

Oncogene

WTAP, ZNF217, HAKAI, ELAVL1, YTHDF1/2/3, YTHDC1/2, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs, FTO

Tumor suppressor

METTL14, ZC3H13

Bivalent

METTL3, ALKNH5

Gastric cancer

Oncogene

METTL3/16, WTAP, VIRMA, ZNF217, ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF1, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

METTL14, YTHDF2

Bivalent

FTO

Liver cancer

Oncogene

METTL3, WTAP, VIRMA, ZNF217, FTO, YTHDF1/3, YTHDC2, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

METTL14

Bivalent

ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF2

Cervical cancer/ endometrial cancer/ ovarian cancer

Oncogene

ZNF217, WTAP, FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDF1, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs, ELAVL1, YTHDF2

Bivalent

METTL3, YTHDF2

Esophageal cancer

Oncogene

METTL3, WTAP, FTO, ELAVL1, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs

Bivalent

ALKBH5

Thyroid cancer

Oncogene

METTL14, IGF2BP1/2/3

Tumor suppressor

FTO

Bivalent

METTL3

Bladder cancer

Oncogene

METTL3, WTAP, YTHDF2, IGF2BP1

Tumor suppressor

METTL14, ALKBH5

Bivalent

FTO

Pancreatic cancer

Oncogene

METTL3/14, WTAP, YTHDF2, IGF2BP2/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDC1

Leukaemia

Oncogene

METTL3/14, WTAP, FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDF2, IGF2BP1/2/3, RBM15

Kidney cancer

Oncogene

WTAP, IGF2BP1/3, HNRNPs

Tumor suppressor

METTL14, FTO, YTHDF2

Bivalent

ALKBH5

Melanoma

Oncogene

METTL3, FTO, ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF1/2, IGF2BP1/2/3, HNRNPs

Head and neck cancer

Oncogene

METTL3, FTO, ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF1, IGF2BP1/2//3, HNRNPs

Bivalent

YTHDC2

Glioblastoma

Oncogene

METTL3, ZNF217, ALKBH5, ELAVL1, YTHDF1/2, IGF2BP1/2/3

Osteosarcoma

Oncogene

METTL14, ZNF217, ELAVL1, IGF2BP1

Tumor suppressor

YTHDF2

Bivalent

ALKBH5

Cholangiocarcinoma/ gallbladder cancer

Oncogene

IGF2BP1/2

Tumor suppressor

FTO, ALKBH5

Retinoblastoma

Oncogene

METTL3, IGF2BP1

lymphomas

Oncogene

METTL3/14, WTAP, RBM15, FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDF2, IGF2BP1/2/3

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Oncogene

IGF2BP1

Seminoma

Oncogene

METTL3

Thymic epithelial cancer

Oncogene

METTL3

  1. See Additional file 1: Table S1 for detailed references