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ArticleCellular & molecular biology letters2026

TRMT6/TRMT61A-mediated tRNA m

Ying Ding, Ziyang Feng, Guanjun Chen, Yunqing Liu, Yuxing Zhu, Ke Cao

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Article in Cellular & molecular biology letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ying DingDepartment of Breast Thyroid Surgery, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
Ziyang FengPostdoctoral Station of Medical Aspects of Specific Environments, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Guanjun ChenDepartment of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
Yunqing LiuDepartment of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
Yuxing ZhuDepartment of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China.
Ke CaoDepartment of Oncology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, Hunan, China. csucaoke@163.com.

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China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M763707National Natural Science Foundation of China 82403854National Natural Science Foundation of China 82473260
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Abstract

backgroundAnaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with rapid progression and poor prognosis. Although N1-methyladenosine (m1A) modification has been implicated in cancer development, the specific role of tRNA m1A modification in ATC remains unclear.

methodsAn integrated multi-omics approach is employed, including m1A-MAP-tRNA-seq, tRNA-seq, RNA-seq, and Ribo-seq, complemented by functional assays such as tRNA aminoacylation assay, puromycin intake assay, and L-HPG staining. Additional experiments involved polysome profiling qRT-PCR, codon-switch assay, endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-tracker and TPE-MI staining, transmission electron microscopy, ChIP-qPCR, dual-luciferase reporter assay, and BODIPY staining to elucidate the underlying mechanism.

resultsTRMT6/TRMT61A is significantly upregulated in ATC. The complex promotes tumor cell proliferation and metastasis by enhancing the aminoacylation of specific tRNAs, thereby facilitating global protein translation. Elevated translation led to the accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER, which activates the IRE1α–XBP1s pathway. Notably, m1A modification also increased IRE1α translation, further amplifying the pathway. Activation of the IRE1α–XBP1s pathway upregulates DGAT1 expression, which promotes triglyceride synthesis.

conclusionsTogether, these findings reveal a previously unrecognized mechanism by which TRMT6/TRMT61A drives ATC progression through translational and metabolic reprogramming, identifying TRMT6/TRMT61A as a promising therapeutic target in ATC.

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EndoribonucleasesProtein BiosynthesisProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, TransferThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsX-Box Binding Protein 1AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansRNA MethylationSignal TransductionEndoribonucleasesERN1 protein, humanProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, TransferX-Box Binding Protein 1IRE1α–XBP1sm1A modificationTranslationTRMT6/TRMT61AtRNA

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PMCPMC12990556

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