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Table 1 Role of m6A regulator in chemotherapy

From: Emerging roles of m6A RNA modification in cancer therapeutic resistance

Drug

Regulator

Role

Level

Cancer

Target

Effect

References

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

NSCLC

AKT1

enhances expression of AKT1

[35]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

NA

NSCLC

miR-486

promotes the maturation of pri-miR-486

[36]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Suppressor

Low

NSCLC

FSP1

enhances expression of FSP1

[37]

Cisplatin

YTHDF1

Suppressor

Low

NSCLC

KEAP1

Promotes transcription of KEAP1

[38]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

NA

GC

ARHGAP5

Facilitates translation of ARHGAP5

[39]

Oxaliplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

GC

PARP1

stabilizes PARP1 mRNA via YTHDF1

[12]

Cisplatin

YTHDF2

Oncogene

NA

GC

CBS

Promotes degradation of CBS mRNA

[40]

Cisplatin

METTL14

Oncogene

NA

GC

c-Myc

stabilizes c-Myc mRNA via a potential reader, MSI2

[41, 42]

Oxaliplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

CBX8

stabilizes CBX8 mRNA via IGF2BP1

[43]

Oxaliplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

TRAF

Promotes TRAF mRNA degradation

[44]

Cisplatin

YTHDF1

Oncogene

High

CRC

GLS1

promoted translation of GLS1

[45]

Oxaliplatin

YTHDF3

Oncogene

High

CRC

ATP7A, DYRK1B

promotes translation of ATP7A and DYRK1B

[46]

Cisplatin

ALKBH5

Oncogene

High

EOC

JAK2

Promotes expression of JAK2

[47]

Cisplatin

YTHDF1

Oncogene

NA

OC

TRIM29

Promotes translation of TRIM29

[48]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

Seminoma

TFAP2C

increased expression of TFAP2C via IGF2BP1

[49]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

Seminoma

ATG5

Enhances expression of ATG5

[13]

Cisplatin

ALKBH5

Oncogene

High

OSCC

FOXM1, NANOG

Promotes expression of FOXM1 and NANOG

[50]

Cisplatin

FTO

Oncogene

High

OSCC

/

/

[51]

Cisplatin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

NPC

TRIM11

Stabilizes TRIM11 via IGF2BP2

[14]

Cisplatin

WTAP

Oncogene

High

NKTCL

TNFAIP3

Stabilizing TNFAIP3 mRNA

[52]

Cisplatin

WTAP

Oncogene

High

NKTCL

DUSP6

Increases stability of DUSP6 mRNA

[53]

Cisplatin

VIRMA

Oncogene

High

GCT

XLF, MRE11

Enhances expression of XLF and MRE11

[54]

Temozolomide

METTL3

Oncogene

High

GBM

MGMT and ANPG

Increases expression of MGMT and ANPG

[55]

Temozolomide

FTO

Oncogene

NA

GBM

PDK1

Reduces degradation of PDK1 mRNA

[56]

Temozolomide

ALKBH5

Oncogene

High

GBM

NANOG

Reduces degradation of NANOG mRNA

[57]

Gemcitabine

METTL3

Suppressor

Low

PC

lncRNA DBH-AS1

Promotes DBH-AS1 RNA stability

[58]

Gemcitabine

METTL14

Oncogene

High

PC

CDA

Stabilizes CDA mRNA

[59]

Gemcitabine

ALKBH5

Suppressor

Low

PDAC

WIF-1

Promotes transcription of WIF-1

[60]

Gemcitabine

SRSF3

Oncogene

High

PC

lncRNA ANRIL

Regulates alternative splicing ANRIL to increase the ANRIL-L isoform

[61]

5-Fluorouracil

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

miR181b5p

Promotes the miR181b5p process by DGCR8

[62]

5-Fluorouracil

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

LBX2-AS1

Stabilizes LBX2-AS1 via IGF2BP1

[63]

5-Fluorouracil

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

SEC62

Promotes expression of SEC62

[64]

5-Fluorouracil

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CRC

P53

Promotes preferential splicing of p53 pre-mRNA, inducing p53 R273H mutant protein

[65]

Doxorubicin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

BC

MALAT1

METTL3 promotes MALAT1 expression level

[66]

Doxorubicin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

BC

miR-221-3p

Promotes process of miR-221-3p

[67]

Doxorubicin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

BC

ERRγ

Promotes expression of ERRγ

[68]

Doxorubicin

WTAP

Oncogene

High

BC

DLGAP1-AS1

Increases the stability of DLGAP1-AS1

[69]

Doxorubicin Cisplatin, Olaparib

YTHDF1

Oncogene

NA

BC

E2F8

YTHDF1 enhances the E2F8 mRNA stability

[70]

Doxorubicin

FTO

Oncogene

High

BC

STAT3

Promotes expression of STAT3

[71]

Doxorubicin

IGF2BP3

Oncogene

High

CRC

ABCB1

ABCB1 increases the stability of ABCB1 mRNA

[72]

Doxorubicin, Methotrexate

METTL3

Suppressor

Low

OS

TRIM7

Promotes degradation of TRIM7 via YTHDF2

[73]

Doxorubicin

METTL3

Oncogene

High

CML

PTEN

Promotes degradation of TRIM7 via PTEN

[74]

Bortezomib, Melphalan, Carfilzomib

METTL7A

Oncogene

NA

MM

LOC606724 and SNHG1

promotes enrichment of lncRNAs into exsomes

[75]

Arabinocytosine

METTL3

Oncogene

High

AML

MYC

Increases expression of MYC

[76]

Penicillin, Streptomycin

METTL3

Suppressor

Low

AML

AKT

Decreases expression of AKT

[77]

Dexamethasone

ALKBH5

Oncogene

NA

T-ALL

USP1

Increasing stability of USP1 mRNA

[78]