Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by progressive deterioration of renal structure and function, which may eventually lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation, an important modality of RNA modification, involves three classes of key regulators, writers (e.g., METTL3), erasers (e.g., FTO, ALKBH5) and readers (e.g., YTHDF2), which play important roles in DN. Writers are responsible for introducing m6A modifications on RNAs, erasers remove m6A modifications and readers recognize and bind m6A-modified RNAs to regulate RNAs functions, such as mRNA stability, translation and localization. In DN, abnormal m6A modification may promote kidney injury and proteinuria by regulating key pathways involved in multiple processes, including lipid metabolism and inflammatory response, in kidney cells such as podocytes. Therefore, an in-depth study of the role and mechanism of m6A methylation that are regulated by "writers", "erasers" and "readers" in DN is expected to provide new targets and strategies for the prevention and treatment of DN.
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, characterized by progressive deterioration of renal structure and function, which may eventually lead to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). The N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation, an important modality of RNA modification, involves three classes of key regulators, writers (e.g.
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