Role of m6A in osteoporosis, arthritis and osteosarcoma (Review)
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Abstract
1. Introduction
The central dogma is one of the most important basic laws in modern biology that reveals the process by which genetic information is conveyed from DNA to RNA through transcription, and subsequently to protein through translation (1). Recent advancements in genetic technologies have revealed that genetic information encoded in the genome is not only an alignment of base sequences but is also associated with other multifarious levels of regulation, such as DNA methylation and histone modification (2). The discovery of these epigenetic research results has driven the central dogma. Increasing evidence suggest that RNA plays a vital role in the central dogma (3). Genetic material is regulated at various levels, in addition to DNA and RNA levels (4). RNA modification is a type of post-transcriptional modification that controls important pathways, such as RNA processing and metabolism (5). With the advancements in sequencing technology, the dynamics of RNA modification and its biological functions have received considerable attention from scientists and have become new research hotspots in the field of epigenetics (6-9).
RNA methylation has been extensively identified in vertebrates, plants, yeasts, bacteria, archaea and viruses (10), and N6-methyladenine (m6A) is the most common form of RNA methylation (11). Generally, m6A modifications occur at the conserved RRACH motif (R=G or A; H=A, C or U) and are concentrated near the stop codons of mRNAs (12) (Fig. 1). Notably, with the development of enzymatic technology, m6A modification enzymes have been identified, among which, methyltransferase-like (METTL)3, METTL14 and Wilms' tumor 1-associating protein (WTAP) complexes are the main m6A methyltransferases (13-15), whereas fat-mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) and α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase alkB homologue 5 (ALKBH5) are demethylases (16,17) (Fig. 1). Currently, m6A is the most studied RNA modification (18). m6A modification plays various post-transcriptional regulatory roles, including transcription regulation, selective splicing, stabilization and translation of RNA, by binding proteins that contain the YTH domain (19) (Fig. 1). In addition, m6a modifications regulate cellular biological functions involved in cell differentiation, embryonic development and disease occurrence (20).
The discovery of m6A methyltransferases and demethylases proved that RNA modification is dynamic and reversible, and promoted the study of RNA modifications from micro-regulation mechanisms to epitranscriptome levels (21). However, other modification forms, including 5-methylcytosine (22) and 1-methyladenine (23) are currently at initial stages, and their modification enzymes, dynamic regulation and biological functions require further studies and development.
The main function of bones is to provide support and protection (24-26). However, bones also have other important functions, including facilitation of movement, haematopoiesis and formation of reservoirs of minerals, such as calcium (27,28). The development and remodelling of bones require an accurate regulation of gene expression in bone cells, a process that is affected by epigenetic mechanisms, such as histone modification, DNA methylation and RNA methylation (29,30). Previous studies have reported that the disruption of epigenetic processes in bone cells can notably influence the function and activity, and contribute to the pathogenesis of bone-associated diseases (31-34). The present review summarizes the latest research concerning m6A and discusses the newly identified roles that m6A plays in common orthopaedic diseases.
2. Enzymes and proteins involved in modification by m6A
Writers METTL3
Increasing evidence suggest that modification by m6A is mediated by methyltransferase complexes that are composed of several proteins (35). METTL3 was the first m6A methyltransferase that was identified (36). Methyltransferase MT-A70 was identified as part of a large protein complex that was isolated from enzymatic mammalian cell nuclear extracts (37), and is the leading catalytic enzyme of the m6A system (9,38). METTL3 contains two Cys-Cys-Cys-His (CCCH)-type zinc finger motifs at the N-terminus and one catalytic motif [D/N/S/H]PP(Y/F/W)] in the methyltransferase domain (39,40). It has functions in all the stages of the RNA lifecycle, including pre-mRNA splicing (41), nuclear export (17), translation regulation (42), mRNA decay (43) and microRNA (miRNA/miR) processing (44). Generally, METTL3 forms a stable heterodimeric complex with METTL14, which is another important methyltransferase of m6A (45), with the help of other components of writers. This methylation was reported to occur at the N6 position of adenosine on mRNA and was speculated to be a co-transcriptional methylation (46). Notably, disruption of METTL3 homologs results in severe developmental defects in yeasts, and METTL3 homologs have lethal phenotypes in Arabidopsis and mice (47-50). Recent evidence suggested that METTL3 is upregulated and plays an oncogenic role involving increased m6A expression levels in different types of cancer, such as bladder cancer (51), lung cancer (52), colorectal cancer (53), glioma (54), breast cancer (55), leukaemia (56) and other cancers including gastric cancer and melanoma (57,58). However, other studies have demonstrated opposing results from the same types of cancer (59-61). The potential molecular mechanisms have been investigated and include the regulation of downstream non-coding RNAs (62), modulation of miRNA processing via DGCR8(51), regulation of apoptosis (57) and regulation of the PI3K/AKT pathway (62,63).
METTL14
Another core writer is METTL14. Despite having ~22% sequence identity and an almost identical topological structure with the methyltransferase domains of METTL3, METTL14 is considered a pseudomethyltransferase (39,45). The function of METTL14 in the complex remains unclear. In a surface electrostatic potential analysis, RNA binding affinity and methyltransferase activity were revealed to moderately decrease in the complex with double mutations in K297E and R298E, suggesting that METTL14 may be involved in RNA interaction; however, the binding sites of S-adenosylmethionine and the DPPW functional domains of METTL14 are responsible for the catalysis of m6A formation (64). METTL14 is a vital member of the m6A methyltransferase complex (65). Notably, several studies have demonstrated that METTL3 and METTL14 are associated with each other (14,45,66). Once METTL3 and METTL14 function individually, they exhibit nearly undetectable methyltransferase activity, whereas the METTL3-METTL14 complex displays methyltransferase activity (14). However, whether METTL14 exhibits methyltransferase activity after binding to additional factors remains unknown. METTL14 is also involved in the regulation of several tumour processes (67,68). For example, the METTL14-m6A-Notch1 pathway plays a critical role in bladder tumorigenesis and bladder tumour-initiating cells (69). In haematopoietic stem cells and liver tumour cells, METTL14 is downregulated and attenuates the tumorigenesis of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) (70).
WTAP
Another component of the human m6A methyltransferase complex is the WTAP, which plays a critical role in m6A formation via a mechanism that differs from the mechanisms observed in METTL3 and METTL14(71). In a WTAP knockdown study, global m6A levels in human cell lines were reported to be markedly decreased, which indicates its significance in producing a distinct landscape of mRNA methylation (72). WTAP predominantly acts as a regulatory subunit that initially binds to target RNA and subsequently recruits dimers formed by the catalytic subunits, METTL3 and METTL14, to perform catalytic functions owing to a lack of a catalytic domain (71). Furthermore, METTL3 levels were revealed to be important to WTAP protein homoeostasis, whereby METTL3 regulates WTAP expression at various levels via different mechanisms, including mRNA translation and stabilization (73). Taken together, these findings suggest that the components of the methyltransferase complex are essential in the formation of m6A. In addition, WTAP is overexpressed in different types of tumours, including AML (15,74,75), and interacts with different proteins associated with cell proliferation and RNA processing (75). Notably, disruption of WTAP results in embryonic lethality, which is indicative of its vital biological function in the development of vertebrates (76).
Zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 13 (ZC3H13)
In addition to the core complex of METTL3, METTL14 and WTAP, several other proteins have been implicated in regulating RNA m6A. For example, Virilizer and Hakai were identified as components associated with WTAP in mammalian cells. Endogenous protein complexes from different species in metazoans were studied via quantitative mass spectrometry, and ZC3H13-WTAP-Virilizer-Hakai was identified as an evolutionarily conserved complex (77). ZC3H13 plays a critical role in anchoring WTAP, Virilizer and Hakai in the nucleus to facilitate m6A methylation, and regulates mESC self-renewal (77). ZC3H13 also participates in the development and progression of different types of tumours (68,78). It has been reported that ZC3H13 expression is substantially downregulated in clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissues (79). Conversely, ZC3H13 expression is substantially upregulated in colon adenocarcinoma tumour tissues compared with adjacent mucosa (80).
Erasers FTO
FTO, also known as ALKBH9, was identified as the first RNA demethylase in 2011(81). The discovery of FTO resulted in the identification of m6A functions in a reversible and dynamic mode (82). The regulation of body mass and obesity was identified to be the primary function of FTO, as overactivation of FTO was reported to increase food intake and result in obesity, whereas an FTO disorder was reported to cause growth retardation (83,84). Increasing evidence suggest that FTO dysfunction can contribute to the development of cancer. For example, FTO expression is upregulated in breast cancer, which promotes breast cancer cell proliferation (85). FTO expression is also upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues, which is associated with poor patient prognosis (16). Furthermore, FTO has been associated with AML (86), melanoma (87) and lung cancer (88).
ALKBH5
ALKBH5 is another m6A demethylase (89), the function of which remains partly unknown. Both FTO and ALKBH5 belong to the α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase family, which demethylate m6A in an Fe (II)- and α-ketoglutaric acid-dependent manner (90,91). Several studies have reported that ALKBH5 affects the pathogenesis and development of diseases, such as ALKBH5-deficiency, which results in testis atrophy and reduction in sperm number and motility (17,92,93). ALKBH5 is overexpressed in glioblastoma stem-like cells (GSCs), which maintains GSC tumorigenicity (94), and is involved in the proliferation and metastasis of non-small cell lung cancer (95). In addition, ALKBH5 affects the m6A levels of lncNEAT1, and subsequently promotes enhancer of zeste homolog 2 expression in gastric cancer invasion and metastasis (96).
ALKBH3
Recently, ALKBH3 was identified as another m6A demethylase (97). ALKBH3 has substrate specificity for N6-meA, 1-meA, and 3-meC, and ALKBH3-mediated tRNA demethylation has been reported to increase protein translation efficiency (98). With similar functions as other ‘eraser’ proteins, ALKBH3 mediates RNA demethylation and subsequently exerts effects on protein synthesis in cancer cells, thereby influencing tumour development and progression (99). However, further studies are required to determine substrate preference of ALKBH3 for different RNA types.
Readers
The reversible and dynamic regulation of m6A modification is mediated by the functional interaction between m6A writers and erasers; however, to identify downstream biological functions, m6A must be recognised by several readers (46,100). Several YTH domain family (YTHDF) members, including YTHDF1, YTHDF2, YTHDF3, YTH domain containing (YTHDC)1 and YTHDC2, have been identified as general ‘reader’ proteins (43).
YTHDF2
YTHDF2 was identified as the first m6A reader (101). YTHDF2 selectively recognises m6A and regulates mRNA degradation through its C-terminal region; more than 3,000 cellular RNA targets of YTHDF2, including mRNAs and non-coding RNAs, were identified (43). The binding sites of YTHDF2 are mainly in the 3'-untranslated region that is rich in GAC sequence, which is consistent with the distribution characteristics of m6A (102). Furthermore, the N-terminal region of YTHDF2 reportedly recruits the CCR4-NOT adenosylase complex, thus accelerating the degradation of substrate RNA (103). YTHDF2 has also been demonstrated to play essential roles in diverse biological processes, such as neural development, cancer progression, maternal mRNA clearance, haematopoietic stem cell expansion and male fertility (104-107).
YTHDF1
Unlike YTHDF2, YTHDF1 can bind to m6A sites around the stop codons in mRNAs (108). YTHDF1 specifically binds to m6A-containing mRNAs and accelerates cap-dependent translation by recruiting eIF3, eIF4E, eIF4G, PABP and the 40S ribosomal subunit (108). As a ‘reader’ protein, YTHDF1 is also involved in several biological processes such as enhances protein synthesis and regulate Pulmonary Hypertension (42,109). A previous study demonstrated that YTHDF1 promotes the translation of mA-methylated neuronal mRNAs, which contributes to learning and memory (110). YTHDF1 also plays a role in the malignant nature of cancer, whereby patients with colorectal cancer and upregulated YTHDF1 expression have a considerably poor prognosis (111). The cell cycle progression and metabolism of HCC are also regulated by YTHDF1(112).
YTHDF3
YTHDF3 shares >65% protein sequence identity with YTHDF1 and YTHDF2(12). In addition, YTHDF3 can interact with YTHDF1 and YTHDF2 to enhance the binding ability of YTHDF1 or YTHDF2 to RNA-containing m6A modified substrates, and thereby promote translation or degradation (107). YTHDF3 can also interact with several cellular proteins such as PABP1 and eIF4G2 to exert cell-specific regulatory functions (113). A study revealed that YTHDF3 can target YAP and participate in YAP signalling, which facilitates m6A-modified long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) GAS5 degradation, and provides insight on CRC progression (114). Furthermore, YTHDF3 is involved in the viral life cycle as it hampers interferon-dependent antiviral responses by accelerating the translation of FOXO3, and is considered a regulator of HIV (113,115).
YTHDC1
Unlike YTHDF1, YTHDF2 and YTHDF3, which are located in the cytoplasm, YTHDC1 is located in YT bodies adjacent to nuclear speckles in nucleus (116). YTHDC1 cooperates with nuclear RNA export factor 1 and the three prime repair exonuclease mRNA export complex by interacting with SRSF3 and exports m6A-methylated mRNAs from the nucleus (116). YTHDC1 interacts with metadherin and affects cancer development and progression (117). YTHDC1 also plays essential roles in the development of spermatogonia in males and the growth and maturation of oocytes in females (118).
YTHDC2
YTHDC2, the only RNA helicase-containing and multi-domain m6A reader, has been demonstrated to exhibit ATP-dependent RNA helicase activity (119,120). YTHDC2 improves the translation efficiency of target mRNA by interacting with meiosis-specific coiled-coil domain and 5'-3'exoribonuclease 1 after recognising m6A (121). A previous study reported that YTHDC2 affects the expression of drug-metabolizing P450 isoforms by mediating CYP2C8 mRNA degradation (122). YTHDC2 also plays a conserved role in mouse germ cell fate transition (123). In addition, YTHDC2 contributes to the metastasis of colon tumours and the proliferation of Huh7 HCC cells (120,124).
Other m6A readers
In addition to the members of the YTHDF, other proteins that act as m6A readers have been identified. The RNA-binding protein, HNRNPA2B1, binds to m6A-modifying RNAs, and its biochemical footprint is consistent with that of the m6A consensus motif (125). HNRNPA2B1 binds to m6A in subsets of primary miRNA transcripts, interacts with the DGCR8 microprocessor complex protein and increases primary miRNA processing (125). In addition, insulin-like growth factor 2 mRNA-binding proteins (IGF2BPs), including IGF2BP1/2/3, can recognise m6A and improve the stability and translation of mRNAs in an m6A-dependent manner; however, this mechanism requires further investigation (126).
3. m6A and osteoporosis
METTL3 and osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the most common bone disorder worldwide, which affects >200 million people, and is characterised by decreased bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of osteoporotic fracture (127,128). The main pathological changes of osteoporosis are characterised by low bone mass and excessive accumulation of adipose tissue in the bone marrow milieu (129), and bone homoeostasis plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis (11). Bone homoeostasis is mainly maintained by osteoblasts, osteocytes and osteoclasts (130) (Fig. 2A). Osteoblasts produce bone by synthesising extracellular matrix containing various proteins, particularly type I collagen (131,132). The extracellular matrix is deposited as osteoid and is subsequently mineralized through the accumulation of calcium phosphate in the form of hydroxyapatite (133). Conversely, osteoclasts, through the secretion of hydrochloric acid and proteolytic enzymes, can dissolve minerals and lysis the bone matrix (134). Osteocytes are the main cellular component of bone tissue (135). Osteocytes control bone homoeostasis by maintaining the balance between the function of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts (136). The common progenitors for osteoblasts and marrow adipocytes are bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) (137). The osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of BMMSCs must maintain balance under accurate spatio-temporal control to defend skeletal health (138) (Fig. 2B). With ageing or other pathological stimuluses, BMMSCs have a disposition to differentiate into adipocytes, leading to the ascendent in marrow adiposity and gradual bone loss (139,140). The variations in bone micro-architecture result in elevated skeletal fragility and an inclination to fracture (141). Recently, several studies have revealed different molecular mechanisms associated with osteoporosis, which are associated with m6A modification (142,143).
A previous study revealed that the disruption of Mettl3 in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) induces pathological features of osteoporosis in mice (143). It was demonstrated that the disfunction form of METTL3 resulted in destroyed bone formation, abnormal osteogenic differentiation and improved marrow adiposity (143). However, overexpression of METTL3 in BMMSCs protects mice against osteoporosis caused by oestrogen deficiency. Mechanistically, the PTH/Pth1r signalling axis is the target downstream pathway for m6A regulation in BMMSCs (143) (Fig. 3A). However, it has also been reported that METTL3 upregulates MYD88 expression by enhancing m6A modification to MYD88-RNA, consequently leading to the activation of NF-κB, which is a repressor of osteogenesis, and inhibits osteogenic progression (144) (Fig. 3B). Furthermore, METTL3 expression increases in BMMSCs undergoing osteogenic induction, and disruption of METTL3 downregulates the expression of bone formation-related genes, such as Runx2 and Osterix (143). In addition, following METTL3 knockdown, the alkaline phosphatase activity and mineralised nodule formation also decline (145). Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) plays important roles in bone formation and endothelial development (146,147). It has been reported that METTL3 knockdown decreases VEGFA expression, as well as the expression level of its splice variants, including VEGFA-164 and VEGFA-188 in BMMSCs (145). Another study revealed that METTL3 disruption decreases m6A methylation levels and hampers osteogenic differentiation of BMMSCs, thus decreasing bone mass. In addition, METTL3 disorder can affect m6A methylation of RUNX2 and precursor (pre-)miR-320 (Fig. 3C) (148). METTL3 disruption suppresses this process and thus disturbs the normal osteogenic differentiation, which results in osteoporosis (148). Recently, a study reported that METTL3 expression increases during osteoclast differentiation, whose deficiency results in increased size but decreased bone-resorbing ability of osteoclasts through the mechanism involving Atp6v0d2 mRNA degradation mediated by YTHDF2 and TRAF6 mRNA nuclear export (149). This suggests that METTL3 may contribute to osteoporosis by regulating osteoclast differentiation (Fig. 3D).
Arginine-316 in human FTO corresponds to Arginine-313 in mice, which is essential for FTO catalytic activity (150). A previous study reported that FTO R313A/R313A mice not only decreased the body and bone length, which was associated with a substantial reduction in BMD and bone mineral content (BMC), but also notably abated the alkaline phosphatase activity, indicating osteoblast function (151). Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) is a transcriptional factor that maintains the balance between adipocyte and osteoblast differentiation from BMMSCs, that is, accelerating the differentiation of adipocytes and inhibiting osteoblast differentiation (152). It has been reported that PPARγ mRNA is targeted and demethylated by FTO, which upregulates PPARγ mRNA expression, eventually promoting the differentiation of osteoporotic BMMSCs to adipocytes, and decreases bone formation in the process of osteoporosis (153) (Fig. 3E). Another study revealed that regardless of the mouse models lacking FTO globally or selectively, both exhibited age-related decreases in bone volume, in both the trabecular and cortical compartments (154). The mechanism demonstrated that FTO disruption in osteoblasts changes the Hsp70 transcripts (Hspa1a) and other genes involved in the DNA repair pathway containing conserved m6A motifs required for demethylation by FTO, thus affecting osteoblasts (154) (Fig. 3F). Furthermore, several FTO single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are associated with BMD variations in Chinese populations (155). In addition, miR-149-3p inhibits the differentiation of the adipogenic lineage and enhances the differentiation of the osteogenic lineage by targeting FTO (156) (Fig. 3G). Thus, FTO may be a novel candidate for osteoporosis (156).
Considering that inflammatory factors can hamper osteogenesis, studies have aimed to investigate the association between m6A, inflammation and osteoporosis. Several cytokines have been identified that participate in the development of osteoporosis, including RANKL, colony-stimulating factor (CSF)-1, interleukin-34(157) and granulocyte-macrophage-CSF (158). A study revealed that osteoblast differentiation and Smad-dependent signalling is inhibited after disrupting METTL3 by stabilising Smad7 and Smurf1 mRNA transcripts, which is mediated by YTHDF2(159). In addition, the production of proinflammatory cytokines increases following METTL3 deficiency by activating the MAPK signalling pathway to promote the osteoblast inflammatory response (60). Furthermore, YTHDF2 knockdown enhances the LPS-induced expression levels of IL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, IL-1β and IL-12, which contributes to bone inflammation and osteoporosis through sophisticated mechanisms (160,161).
4. m6A and arthritis
Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that occurs in several human joints and surrounding tissues. It is classified into dozens of diseases that are triggered by multiple pathological conditions, such as inflammation, infection, degeneration and trauma (162). The main clinical characteristics of arthritis include red, swollen, hot, painful, dysfunctional and deformed joints, which all result in joint disability and decreased quality of life (163). Osteoarthritis (121) and rheumatoid arthritis (32) are the most common types of arthritis with different pathophysiological mechanisms and exhibit similar clinical features. The role of epigenetics, particularly of RNA modification in arthritis, has attracted great interest.
OA is the most common chronic joint disease characterised by pain, stiffness and mobility difficulties (164). OA is caused by a complex interaction among diverse molecular factors involved in integrity, genetic susceptibility, local inflammation, mechanical forces and other cellular biochemical processes. The most probable cause of OA is damage to articular cartilage via physical forces (165,166). Damage to articular cartilage may lead to degenerative OA in which several factors, including inflammatory response to various components of cartilage, are involved (167-170). Progressive cartilage degeneration is involved in chondrocyte reduction and in the variation of molecular components of chondrocytes in self-synthetized extracellular matrix (ECM) in the process of OA development (171) (Fig. 4). A study reported that following treatment of ATDC5 cells with IL-1β, both the abundance of METTL3 mRNA and the ratio of m6A methylated mRNA of total mRNA was enhanced. Although disturbance of METTL3 lowered the proportion of IL-1β-induced apoptosis, it inhibited IL-1β-induced increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and activation of NF-kB signalling in chondrocytes (172). In addition, disruption of METTL3 improves destruction of the ECM by decreasing matrix metalloproteinase-13 and collagen (Coll) X expression levels, and elevating the expression levels of Aggrecan and Coll II (172) (Fig. 5A). Simultaneously, OA is a degenerative disease of the synovial joint. The synovial membrane is responsible for the inflammatory response, which causes the release of macrophage-derived pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as RA, including IL-6(173). A study revealed that suppressing the overexpression of IL-6 in synovial fibroblasts is a prospective way to hamper the development and progression of OA (173,174). Thus, it is apparent that m6A also participates in OA by regulating several cytokines. The reasons for the occurrence of OA are complicated, and research on the association between m6A and OA is lacking; thus, further studies are required.
Multiple pathological factors contribute to the development of RA, including autoimmunity, various pathogen infections and genetic factors (175). A study revealed that METTL3 deficiency in mouse T cells disrupts T cell homoeostasis and differentiation (176), which implies that m6A has a potential effect on the occurrence and development of RA through the regulation of the immune system (Fig. 5B). Another study revealed that METTL3, but not other m6A methylation-related proteins, including METTL14, FTO, ALKBH5, YTHDF1 and YTHDF2, is upregulated in RA (177). Increased METTL3 expression is positively associated with CRP and ESR levels, which are the two main markers of RA disease activity. It has been reported that METTL3 participates in RA by hindering the proliferation and inflammatory response of macrophages (177). However, whether METTL3 mediates the progression and development of RA requires further investigation (177). Several studies have indicated that m6A-associated SNPs play essential roles in gene expression and mRNA homoeostasis, which may subsequently lead to the occurrence of disease (178,179). The RA GWAS dataset identified several RA-associated m6A-SNPs, which may play regulatory roles in the pathogenesis of RA, and some of them were associated with the mRNA expression of local RA-related genes (178). Taken together, these findings provide insight into the association between SNPs and RA. However, further studies are required to determine the molecular mechanisms. RA is a systemic disease with several immunological events, and the key pathogenetic changes are the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines from macrophage-like synoviocytes, including IL-1, IL-6 and TNF (180). YTHDF2 disruption notably increases the expression levels of LPS-induced IL-6, TNF-α, IL-1 β and IL-12. Thus, m6A also participates in RA pathology by regulating several cytokines (160). Furthermore, synovium inflammation is involved in extensive activated CD4+ T cells (181), suggesting that disturbed homoeostasis of CD4+ T cells plays a critical role in the development of RA (182,183). Since T cells mediate the adaptive immune response and contain several subgroups (184), the concrete details and molecular mechanisms require further investigation.
5. m6A and osteosarcoma
One of the most common and aggressive malignant bone tumours is OS (12), which mainly occurs in children and adolescents whose bones grow rapidly (185,186); however, the molecular mechanisms underlying OS development and progression remain unclear. A study revealed that the levels of m6A methylated RNAs are considerably higher in human OS tissues and cell lines (187). Furthermore, METTL3 disruption hinders the proliferative, migratory and invasive abilities of OS cells (187). Further mechanistic studies have reported that METTL3 deficiency decreases m6A methylation and mRNA levels of lymphoid enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF1), a downstream factor of the Wnt signalling pathway (188), which is involved in the metastasis and chemoresistance of different types of cancer, including OS (188-190). In addition, LEF1 inhibits OS formation (187) (Fig. 6A). Knockdown of METTL3 and ELAVL1 (another m6A reader) decreases the expression levels of m6A and mRNA, and developmentally regulates GTP-binding protein 1 (DRG1), whose aberrant expression is associated with the development and progression of different tumours; attenuating DRG1 exerted OS-promoting effects (191) (Fig. 6A). Furthermore, a recent study revealed that METTL3 acts as an oncogene in the development and progression of OS (36). It has also been reported that METTL3 promotes the proliferation and metastasis of OS cells by targeting and regulating ATAD2 expression (36) (Fig. 6A). Furthermore, m6A modification may play a regulatory role by exerting biological effects on non-coding RNAs (192). In a study, ALKBH5-mediated m6A demethylation reportedly improved the stability of PVT1, a well-known oncogenic lncRNA, and accelerated the growth of OS (67) (Fig. 6B).
6. Future prospects
Currently, the number of different types of chemical modifications in RNA has reached ~140(7). m6A is a pivotal epitranscriptomic modification in common orthopaedic diseases (187,193,194). Several studies have revealed the underlying molecular mechanisms of m6A modifications in cancer (51,63,195,196); however, research on the association between m6A and bone-related diseases is still lacking and should be addressed. In addition to the m6A-associated proteins mentioned, many other proteins, including writers (METTL5, METTL16, KIAA1429, RBM15, VIRMA and ZCCHC4) and readers (IGF2BP1, IGF2BP2, IGF2BP3 and eIF3), have been demonstrated to participate in the formation of m6A (19,197). However, whether these proteins are involved in the pathogenesis and development of bone-related diseases remains unknown. m6A methyltransferase can methylate non-coding RNAs (198); however, studies on the interaction between non-coding RNAs and m6A in bone-related diseases are scarce. In addition, several bone-related diseases are associated with the activities of m6A, such as epigenetic m6A modification, which plays an important role in the ossification of the ligamentum flavum (199). Recently, a review summarized the association between m6A and musculoskeletal disorders (200). However, the roles of m6A in T cell homoeostasis and differentiation remain unclear, both of which closely associated with the occurrence and development of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and osteosarcoma, which is a subject of novel and extensive research. Thus, further studies are required to determine the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms of m6A in bone-related diseases. In conclusion, m6A may serve as a promising molecular target in regenerative medicine, bone tissue engineering and in the treatment of bone-related cancer.
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