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Table 2 m6A methylation modification regulates MSC adipogenic and chondrogenic differentiation

From: From bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to diseases: the crucial role of m6A methylation in orthopedics

Differentiation Fate

Regulators

Effects

Mechanism

Species and cells

Ref.

adipogenic differentiation

METTL3↑、YTHDF2

inhibition

JAK1↓/ STAT5、C/EBPβ↓

Pig BMSCs

[113]

 

METTL3↓

promotion

AKT↑

AML-MSCs

[114]

 

FTO↑、YTHDF2

promotion

JAK2↑/ p-STAT3↑/ C/EBPβ↑

Porcine primary preadipocytes

[115]

 

ALKBH5↑

inhibition

TRAF4↑/ kinase activity of PKM2↑/ β-catenin↑

Human MSCS

[116]

 

FTO↑、YTHDF2

promotion

CCNA2、CDK2↑/MCE↑

Mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes

[117, 118]

 

METTL3↑、

YTHDF2

inhibition

ZFP217 ↓/ METTL3↑/cyclin D1↓

Mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes

[119]

 

WTAP-METTL3-METTL14↑

promotion

CCNA2↑/ MCE↑

Mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes

[121]

 

YTHDF1

promotion

PNPLA2↑、MTCH2↑、

Pig intramuscular preadipocytes

[122, 123]

 

FTO

promotion

pro-adipogenic short isoform of RUNX1T1↑

Mouse primary adipocytes

[125]

 

FTO

promotion

GDF11- C/EBPα↑/FTO↑/ PPARG↑

Human BMSCS

[23]

chondrogenic differentiation

METTL3↑

promotion

MMP3、MMP13、GATA3↑

Rat SMSCs

[127]

 

METTL3↑、YTHDF2、

eEF1α-1

promotion

Sox9↑

Rat BMSCs

[128]

 

YTHDF1↑

promotion

Dmp1↑

Mouse chondrocyte line ATDC5

[129]

 

YTHDF1↑

promotion

Wnt/β-catenin↑

Human BMSCS

[131]

 

METTL3↑、YTHDC1

promotion

CircRNA3634↑/

miR-124486-5↓/MAPK1↑

C nippon antlers cells

[130]

  1. AML: acute myeloid leukaemia; UCP2: uncoupling protein-2; MTCH2: mitochondrial carrier homolog 2
  2. SMSCs: Synovium-derived mesenchymal stem cells