An epitranscriptomic mechanism underlies selective mRNA translation remodelling in melanoma persister cells

Melanoma persister cells are tolerant to anti-BRAF and anti-MEK inhibition and can trigger cancer relapse. Here the authors show that a subset of N6-methyladenosine modified mRNAs is translationally activated in persister cells. This preferential translation can be abrogated via eIF4A inhibition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shensi Shen, Sara Faouzi, Amandine Bastide, Sylvain Martineau, Hélène Malka-Mahieu, Yu Fu, Xiaoxiao Sun, Christine Mateus, Emilie Routier, Severine Roy, Laurent Desaubry, Fabrice André, Alexander Eggermont, Alexandre David, Jean-Yves Scoazec, Stéphan Vagner, Caroline Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13360-6
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Summary:Melanoma persister cells are tolerant to anti-BRAF and anti-MEK inhibition and can trigger cancer relapse. Here the authors show that a subset of N6-methyladenosine modified mRNAs is translationally activated in persister cells. This preferential translation can be abrogated via eIF4A inhibition.
ISSN:2041-1723