Table 1.
Functions of m6A regulators in tumor immunity
| Regulators | Cancer type | Function | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writers | METTL3 | breast cancer | enhance PD-L1 expression | Wan et al.104 |
| bladder cancer | enhance PD-L1 expression | Ni et al.105 | ||
| NSCLC | reduce degradation of PD-L1 | Liu et al.106 | ||
| colorectal carcinoma | reduce recruitment of CD8+ T cells and the levels of IFN-γ, CXCL9, and CXCL10 | Wang et al.121 | ||
| colorectal cancer | facilitate MDSC accumulation by promoting CXCL1 expression | Chen et al.122 | ||
| RBM-15 | ccRCC | increase macrophage infiltration and M2 polarization by promoting CXCL11 expression | Zeng et al.123 | |
| METTL14 | CCA | reduce degradation of PD-L1 | Zheng et al.107 | |
| HCC | enhance PD-L1 expression | Peng et al.108 | ||
| colorectal carcinoma | reduce recruitment of CD8+ T cells and the levels of IFN-γ, CXCL9, and CXCL10 | Wang et al.121 | ||
| Readers | IGF2BP1 | HCC | enhance PD-L1 expression | Liu et al.109 |
| YTHDF1 | colon cancer | enhance PD-L1 expression | Li et al.110 | |
| GC | reduce DC recruitment and T cell infiltration by reducing expression of IFNGR1 | Bai et al.115 | ||
| YTHDF3 | downregulate PD-L1 expression | Zhao et al.113 | ||
| Erasers | ALKBH5 | ICC | enhance PD-L1 expression | Qiu et al.111 |
| melanoma/colon cancer | reduce sensitivity to immunotherapy | Li et al.118 | ||
| GBM | promote secretion of CXCL8/IL8 and recruitment of TAMs | Dong et al.124 | ||
| HCC | increase PD-L1+ macrophage recruitment | You et al.125 | ||
| Promote tumor progression by reducing RIG-I expression | Jin et al.126 | |||
| FTO | melanoma | enhance PD-1 (PDCD1), CXCR4, and SOX10 expression | Yang et al.112 | |
| leukemia | maintain immune evasion by enhancing LILRB4 expression | Su et al.114 | ||
| melanoma | suppress infiltration and function of CD8+ T cells | Liu et al.119 |