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ReviewBiomarker research2025

Arginine methylation in cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic implications.

Yuanyuan Xu, Qihui Wu, Yuxiu Zhang, Yijin Gu, Hui Zhu, Xiaodan Fu, Anqi Li, Yimin Li

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Review in Biomarker research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuanyuan Xu *Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Qihui Wu *Department of Gynecology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
Yuxiu Zhang *Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.
Yijin GuDepartment of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China.
Hui ZhuDepartment of Pathology, Shanghai Pudong New District Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, 200120, China.
Xiaodan FuNational Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Changsha, 410008, China. jessicafu0225@163.com.
Anqi LiDepartment of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. annlaq@163.com.
Yimin LiDepartment of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200025, China. yimin_li_0107@163.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82300212National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403198the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China 2025JJ60738the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 24ZR1447300
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arginine methylation is a critical post-translational modification that modulates protein stability, enzymatic activity, and subcellular localization, thereby shaping cell fate decisions and maintaining cellular homeostasis. As the principal enzymes catalyzing this modification, protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) participate in key biological processes, including transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation as well as signal transduction. Dysregulated PRMT activity has been increasingly linked to tumor initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance. This review summarizes PRMT classification, structural and functional characteristics, and upstream regulatory mechanisms, offering a framework for understanding their diverse roles in cancer biology and therapeutic relevance. We further discuss the mechanistic contributions of PRMTs to multiple cancer hallmarks and highlight recent advances in the development of PRMT inhibitors. Finally, we examine current strategies for clinical translation, with particular emphasis on combination approaches involving chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy, thereby offering a foundation for advancing PRMT-targeted precision oncology.

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AdoMetArginine methylationCancer hallmarksPost-translational modificationPRMTsTargeted therapy

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PMID41204384
PMCPMC12595767

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