To the Editor:Wilms tumor,or nephroblastoma,is the most frequently diagnosed pediatric kidney cancer,accounting for>90%of all renal tumors in children 1–7 years old,and the disease may be related to genetic factor...To the Editor:Wilms tumor,or nephroblastoma,is the most frequently diagnosed pediatric kidney cancer,accounting for>90%of all renal tumors in children 1–7 years old,and the disease may be related to genetic factors.^([1])As an emerging research spot,the epitranscriptome has been implicated in different RNA modifications in human diseases,including cancers.[2]Methyltransferaselike 1(METTL1),a critical RNA N7-methylguanosine(m7G)methyltransferase,can catalyze the formation of a m7G modification(mostly at nucleotide position 46 in the variable region of transfer RNAs[tRNAs])by complexing with WD repeat domain 4(WDR4).Depending on the different positions,the tRNA m7G modifications have various functions.展开更多
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文摘To the Editor:Wilms tumor,or nephroblastoma,is the most frequently diagnosed pediatric kidney cancer,accounting for>90%of all renal tumors in children 1–7 years old,and the disease may be related to genetic factors.^([1])As an emerging research spot,the epitranscriptome has been implicated in different RNA modifications in human diseases,including cancers.[2]Methyltransferaselike 1(METTL1),a critical RNA N7-methylguanosine(m7G)methyltransferase,can catalyze the formation of a m7G modification(mostly at nucleotide position 46 in the variable region of transfer RNAs[tRNAs])by complexing with WD repeat domain 4(WDR4).Depending on the different positions,the tRNA m7G modifications have various functions.
