Silencing of METTL3 effectively hinders invasion and metastasis of prostate cancer cells
Yabing Chen, Chun Pan, Xiaotong Wang, Dihui Xu, Yuhan Ma, Jianhang Hu, Peilin Chen, Zou Xiang, Qiu Rao, Xiaodong Han
Abstract
Our findings highlight the role of METTL3 in modulating invasion and metastasis of PCa cells, providing insight into promising therapeutic strategies for hindering PCa progressing to deadly metastases.
Topics & Concepts
Gene knockdownGene silencingDownregulation and upregulationMessenger RNAProstate cancerMetastasisCancer researchBiologyBlotRNA-binding proteinRNAWestern blotMolecular biologyCancerCell biologyGeneGeneticsRNA modifications and cancerCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchCancer-related gene regulation