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ArticleScientific reports2025

RNA demethylase ALKBH5 regulates cell cycle progression in DNA damage response.

Bo Gao, Haitao Pan, Xiaoling Zhou, Lei Yu, Yunyi Gao, Tao Zhang, Xiangwei Gao, Jingyu Hou

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors.

Bo Gao *Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
Haitao Pan *Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shaoxing, 312000, China.
Xiaoling ZhouEnvironmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Lei YuEnvironmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Yunyi GaoEnvironmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
Tao ZhangShaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Shaoxing, 312000, China. epitach@126.com.
Xiangwei GaoEnvironmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. xiangweigao@zju.edu.cn.
Jingyu Hou *Environmental Medicine, School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310058, China. jingyuhou@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LZ23H160003the Health Commission of Zhejiang Province, China WKJ-ZJ-2449, 2023KY368the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82372727, 82073110, 82071729the Science Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, China LTGY24H040005, LTGY24H040006, LTGY23H040004, LTGY23H040005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RNA N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification plays a crucial role in the DNA damage response, while the detailed mechanisms remain to be explored. In this study, we report the involvement of the m6A demethylase ALKBH5 in X-ray-induced DNA damage response. Depletion of ALKBH5 reduces X-ray-induced DNA damage, induces G2/M phase arrest and reduces cell apoptosis. RNA sequencing and m6A sequencing analysis reveal that ALKBH5 removes m6A modifications from its target mRNAs and suppresses their expression. A subset of mRNAs encoding cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors, such as CDKN1A and CDKN2B, show increased stability and expression upon ALKBH5 knockdown. Subsequently, the upregulation of CDKN1A and CDKN2B contributes to G2/M phase arrest to facilitate DNA repair. Our findings unveil the epigenetic regulation of cell cycle checkpoint by ALKBH5 in X-ray-induced DNA damage, offering potential targets for DNA damage-based therapy for cancers.

Indexed as

AlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseCell CycleDNA DamageAdenosineApoptosisCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA RepairEpigenesis, GeneticHumansRNA, MessengerAdenosineALKBH5 protein, humanAlkB Homolog 5, RNA DemethylaseCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21N-methyladenosineRNA, MessengerALKBH5Cell cycleDNA damage responsem6AmRNA stability

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PMID40341728
PMCPMC12062394

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