Open AccessEpigenetic regulation of N6‐methyladenosine modifications in obesity
Author(s) -
Sun Mingli,
Zhang Xinan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of diabetes investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.089
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 2040-1124
pISSN - 2040-1116
DOI - 10.1111/jdi.13571
Subject(s) - obesity , adipogenesis , medicine , insulin resistance , bioinformatics , diabetes mellitus , n6 methyladenosine , adipose tissue , epigenetics , lipid metabolism , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , gene , methylation , methyltransferase
Obesity is a serious health issue in the world and is related to a higher risk of suffering metabolic diseases. Understanding the molecular basis of obesity is critical to identify new targets to treat obesity and obesity‐associated metabolic diseases. N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) modification is the most common form of ribonucleic acid modification, which has attracted increasing interest of researchers in recent years, as it is reported that m6A has vital functions in diseases and everyday life activities. Recent studies showed that m6A modification was decreased in obese adipose tissue, and appeared to play a regulatory role in many obesity‐associated biological processes, including adipogenesis, lipid metabolism and insulin resistance. In this review, we discussed the emerging advances in m6A modification in obesity to provide a novel therapeutic strategy for fighting against obesity.