| 2019 |
KIAA1429/VIRMA induces m6A methylation on the 3' UTR of GATA3 pre-mRNA, leading to separation of the RNA-binding protein HuR and degradation of GATA3 pre-mRNA; a lncRNA GATA3-AS (transcribed antisense to GATA3) acts as a cis-acting element for preferential interaction of KIAA1429 with GATA3 pre-mRNA. |
MeRIP-seq, RIP-seq, RNA-seq, siRNA knockdown, in vitro and in vivo functional assays |
Molecular cancer |
Medium |
31856849
|
| 2019 |
KIAA1429 binds CDK1 mRNA and regulates CDK1 expression in an m6A-independent manner to promote breast cancer proliferation and metastasis. |
RNA immunoprecipitation sequencing (RIP-seq), functional rescue assays, in vitro and in vivo experiments |
Oncogene |
Low |
31285549
|
| 2019 |
KIAA1429 increases m6A modification of ID2 mRNA, suppressing ID2 expression and thereby facilitating migration and invasion of hepatocellular carcinoma cells. |
MeRIP-PCR, siRNA knockdown, transwell assays |
OncoTargets and therapy |
Low |
31118692
|
| 2020 |
Oocyte-specific loss of Kiaa1429 in mice causes female infertility with defective follicular development and failure of germinal vesicle breakdown; KIAA1429 depletion decreases m6A levels in oocytes and disrupts alternative splicing of oogenesis-associated genes. |
Conditional knockout mouse model, RNA-seq, m6A quantification, phenotypic analysis of meiotic progression |
Cell death and differentiation |
High |
32094512
|
| 2020 |
VIRMA knockdown in prostate cancer cells significantly decreases global m6A levels, attenuates malignant phenotype, and suppresses expression and stability of oncogenic lncRNAs CCAT1 and CCAT2 through m6A-dependent stabilization. |
siRNA knockdown, ELISA m6A quantification, Actinomycin D RNA stability assay, m6A/RNA co-immunoprecipitation |
Cancers |
Medium |
32218194
|
| 2020 |
KIAA1429 regulates c-Jun mRNA stability and expression in an m6A-independent manner to promote gastric cancer cell proliferation; RIP and luciferase assays confirmed direct binding to c-Jun mRNA. |
mRNA sequencing, RIP assay, luciferase assay, rescue experiments |
Journal of cellular physiology |
Low |
32052427
|
| 2021 |
KIAA1429 stabilizes LINC00958 lncRNA through m6A modification; LINC00958 in turn interacts with GLUT1 mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner to enhance GLUT1 mRNA stability and promote aerobic glycolysis in gastric cancer. |
MeRIP-seq, RIP assay, RNA stability assay, functional glycolysis assays |
IUBMB life |
Low |
34409730
|
| 2021 |
KIAA1429 enhances mRNA stability of HOXA1 through targeting its 3'-UTR, thereby accelerating gefitinib resistance in NSCLC cells. |
siRNA knockdown, mRNA stability assays, in vivo xenograft |
Cell death discovery |
Low |
34001850
|
| 2021 |
VIRMA-regulated m6A modifications lead to post-transcriptional suppression of DAPK3 mRNA through YTHDF2/3 in NSCLC; inhibition of DAPK3 rescued tumor-suppressive phenotypes induced by VIRMA deficiency. |
siRNA knockdown, MeRIP, RIP, in vitro and in vivo functional assays, epistasis rescue experiments |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
34520821
|
| 2021 |
KIAA1429 and ALKBH5 oppositely regulate m6A modification of pri-miR-143-3p, controlling its processing by the microprocessor protein DGCR8, thereby indirectly regulating DDX6 (a target of mature miR-143-3p) to affect aortic smooth muscle cell proliferation and endothelial cell apoptosis in aortic dissection. |
Gain/loss-of-function in vitro and in vivo (AngII mouse model), m6A sequencing, RIP |
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology |
Medium |
34490238
|
| 2021 |
KIAA1429 promotes breast cancer metastasis through the SMC1A/SNAIL axis: KIAA1429 binds the 3' UTR motif of SMC1A mRNA and enhances its stability in an m6A-independent manner; SMC1A then binds the SNAIL promoter to drive EMT. |
RIP assay, mRNA stability assay, luciferase reporter, siRNA knockdown, in vivo xenograft |
Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids |
Medium |
34976433
|
| 2021 |
VIRMA knockdown in germ cell tumor cells disrupts the remaining methyltransferase complex and decreases global m6A abundance; this increases DNA damage (elevated γH2AX and GADD45B) and downregulates DNA repair factors XLF and MRE11, sensitizing cells to cisplatin. |
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockdown, m6A quantification, γH2AX measurement, CAM in vivo assay, western blot |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research |
Medium |
34446080
|
| 2022 |
KIAA1429 regulates BTG2 expression in an m6A-dependent manner; knockdown decreases m6A levels on BTG2 mRNA, leading to enhanced YTHDF2-dependent BTG2 mRNA stability and increased BTG2 expression, thereby suppressing LUAD tumorigenesis. Copy number amplification at KIAA1429 locus drives its overexpression. |
MeRIP-seq, RNA-seq, m6A dot blot, RIP, RNA stability assay, in vitro and in vivo experiments |
Cancer communications |
Medium |
35730068
|
| 2022 |
KIAA1429 promotes LUAD via activation of JNK/MAPK pathway: KIAA1429 positively regulates MAP3K2 expression in an m6A methylation-dependent manner, restraining gefitinib resistance when knocked down. |
siRNA knockdown, in vitro and in vivo experiments, m6A-dependent target gene identification |
Drug resistance updates |
Low |
36493511
|
| 2022 |
KIAA1429 increases SIRT1 mRNA stability via m6A-dependent regulation in colorectal cancer, promoting cell proliferation, colony formation, and migration. |
shRNA knockdown, mRNA stability assay, in vivo xenograft |
Cell death discovery |
Low |
35217651
|
| 2022 |
KIAA1429 promotes aerobic glycolysis in colorectal cancer by binding the m6A site of HK2 mRNA and enhancing its mRNA stability in an m6A-independent manner. |
Functional glycolysis assays, mRNA binding/stability assays, siRNA knockdown |
Bioengineered |
Low |
35546050
|
| 2022 |
p65 (NF-κB) binds the KIAA1429 promoter and activates its transcription (confirmed by ChIP assay); KIAA1429 then recruits YTHDF1 to the 3'-UTR of FOXM1 mRNA, stabilizing FOXM1 and mediating cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer. |
ChIP assay, RIP, mRNA stability assay, shRNA knockdown, in vivo xenograft |
Cancers |
Medium |
36291811
|
| 2022 |
KIAA1429 regulates alternative splicing of cancer-related genes (including BPTF exon 6) in HCC; KIAA1429-bound transcripts identified by RIP-seq highly overlap with regulated alternative splicing genes, indicating KIAA1429 globally regulates pre-mRNA splicing by binding transcripts. |
RNA-seq, RIP-seq, clinical validation of AS events |
Frontiers in oncology |
Medium |
36505780
|
| 2022 |
USP29 directly binds KIAA1429 (confirmed by Co-IP) and mediates its deubiquitination to stabilize KIAA1429 protein levels; KIAA1429 then promotes SOX8 mRNA stability through m6A modification in CRC. |
Co-immunoprecipitation, western blot for ubiquitination, m6A-RIP, siRNA knockdown, in vivo xenograft |
Biomolecules & biomedicine |
Medium |
36373629
|
| 2023 |
KIAA1429-mediated m6A modification of CHST11 mRNA recruits YTHDF2 to reduce CHST11 mRNA stability and expression; diminished CHST11 lowers MOB1B expression, inactivating Hippo-YAP signaling in DLBCL. |
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout, CRISPR/dCas9-VP64 activation, RNA-seq, MeRIP-seq, RIP, luciferase assay, RNA stability assay, Co-IP, xenograft |
Cellular & molecular biology letters |
High |
37076815
|
| 2023 |
VIRMA mediates m6A methylation of E2F7 3'-UTR; IGF2BP2 binds and maintains E2F7 mRNA stability; E2F7 then cooperates with CBFB-recruited RUNX1 in a non-canonical manner to transactivate ITGA2, ITGA5, and NTRK1, activating Akt signaling in NPC. |
High-throughput sequencing, MeRIP, RIP, luciferase assay, in vitro and in vivo experiments |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
Medium |
37028765
|
| 2023 |
KIAA1429 negatively regulates the tumor suppressor RND3 by decreasing its mRNA stability via m6A modification coordinated with the m6A reader YTHDC1; KIAA1429 acts through its RNA-binding domain. |
RNA-seq, MeRIP-seq, RIP, MeRIP-qPCR, RNA stability assay, luciferase assay, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
38224863
|
| 2023 |
KIAA1429/VIRMA is mislocalized to the cytosol of breast cancer cells; cytosolic KIAA1429/VIRMA binds to m6A-binding protein IGF2BP3, which recruits and stabilizes m6A-modified HAS2 mRNA, promoting breast cancer growth. |
Subcellular fractionation, Co-IP, RIP, shRNA knockdown, in vitro/in vivo functional assays, immunofluorescence |
EMBO reports |
High |
37705505
|
| 2023 |
VIRMA promotes breast cancer by upregulating the m6A-modified long non-coding RNA NEAT1, contributing to cancer cell growth; the nuclear full-length VIRMA isoform (but not the cytoplasmic N-terminal isoform) drives m6A-dependent breast tumourigenesis. |
Isoform-specific overexpression, in vitro and in vivo functional assays, m6A modification analysis |
Cellular and molecular life sciences |
Medium |
37208522
|
| 2023 |
VIRMA promotes ICC progression by stabilizing TMED2 and PARD3B mRNAs through m6A-HuR-mediated mechanism; the high VIRMA expression in ICC is caused by demethylation of the H3K27me3 modification in the VIRMA promoter region. |
RNA-seq, MeRIP-seq, SLAM-seq, RIP, luciferase reporter, ChIP assay, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Journal of gastroenterology |
High |
37391589
|
| 2023 |
KIAA1429 promotes gastric cancer progression by destabilizing RASD1 mRNA through m6A-YTHDF2-dependent degradation, thereby downregulating RASD1 expression. |
MeRIP-seq, RNA-seq, MeRIP-qPCR, RNA stability assay, RIP, RNA pull-down, dual luciferase reporter, in vivo xenograft |
Journal of translational medicine |
Medium |
38902717
|
| 2023 |
KIAA1429 protects hepatocellular carcinoma cells from ferroptosis through m6A-dependent post-transcriptional modification of SLC7A11; RIP confirmed KIAA1429 binding to m6A on SLC7A11 transcript, and overexpression heightens SLC7A11 cystine/glutamate antiporter activity. |
RIP, m6A inhibitor (cycloleucine) treatment, ferroptosis marker assays, in vivo xenograft |
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine |
Medium |
37830241
|
| 2023 |
HNRNPC promotes DDR1 transcription in breast cancer by recognizing VIRMA-installed m6A modification on TFAP2A mRNA (PAR-CLIP confirmed VIRMA binding; RIP confirmed HNRNPC recognition of m6A on TFAP2A), stabilizing TFAP2A which transactivates DDR1 to promote collagen fiber alignment and immune evasion. |
PAR-CLIP, Me-RIP, RIP, ChIP, dual-luciferase, in vivo mouse BC transplant model |
Molecular medicine |
High |
37528369
|
| 2024 |
PTPRG physically interacts with VIRMA in mouse brain; PTPRG binding upregulates VIRMA, which inhibits translation of PRKN mRNA through m6A methylation, preventing mitophagy clearance of damaged mitochondria and leading to neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease. |
Single-cell RNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, Co-IP in mouse brain, 5×FAD mouse model validation |
Pharmacological research |
Medium |
38325728
|
| 2024 |
TIP60 acetylates KIAA1429 at a specific residue, which promotes KDM5B expression in an m6A-YTHDF1-dependent manner; KDM5B subsequently represses FoxO1 transcription to enable immune evasion, growth, and metastasis in HCC. |
RNA pull-down, RIP, ChIP, Co-IP, m6A quantification, MeRIP-qPCR, flow cytometry, xenograft in NOD/SCID mice |
Cell death discovery |
Medium |
40301310
|
| 2024 |
BRAF-mediated phosphorylation of KIAA1429 promotes its cytoplasmic localization; cytoplasmic KIAA1429 promotes Wnt pathway activation by binding and stabilizing FZD7 mRNA, enhancing cancer stemness and oxaliplatin resistance in BRAFV600E-mutated CRC. |
IP-MS, Co-IP, immunofluorescence, RIP, RNA-seq, in vitro/in vivo functional assays |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research |
Medium |
40611274
|
| 2024 |
VIRMA promotes neuronal apoptosis in spinal cord injury by inducing m6A methylation of STK10 mRNA, negatively regulating STK10 expression; VIRMA knockdown reduces m6A methylation and apoptosis of neuronal cells. |
Rat SCI model, m6A methylation kit, overexpression/knockdown in OGD cell models and animal models |
CNS neuroscience & therapeutics |
Low |
37721438
|
| 2024 |
SHBs (small HBV surface antigen) elevates global m6A levels and upregulates CCR9 expression through KIAA1429-mediated m6A modification at sites 1373 and 1496 on CCR9 mRNA, stabilizing CCR9 mRNA and promoting HCC regorafenib resistance. |
m6A site-specific mutagenesis (sites 1373 and 1496), AAV-HBV mouse model, functional assays |
Journal of medical virology |
Medium |
39206838
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429 cooperates with m6A reader HuR to enhance HK1 mRNA stability, upregulating HK1 expression and promoting Warburg effect/sorafenib resistance in liver cancer; KIAA1429 directly binds HK1 mRNA. |
RNA-seq, MeRIP-seq, RIP, mRNA stability assay, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Biochemical pharmacology |
Medium |
38996929
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429-mediated m6A modification stabilizes RAB27B mRNA through the m6A/YTHDF1 axis in CML, enhancing drug efflux and imatinib resistance; rucaparib suppresses KIAA1429 expression and reduces CML progression. |
mRNA stability assay, RIP, in vitro/in vivo CML models |
Genes & diseases |
Low |
37692484
|
| 2024 |
VIRMA promotes nasopharyngeal carcinoma via m6A methylation of PTGS2 mRNA, enhancing PTGS2 mRNA stability; MeRIP and mRNA stability assays confirmed m6A modification. |
MeRIP, mRNA stability assay, siRNA/overexpression, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Critical reviews in immunology |
Low |
37830191
|
| 2024 |
IL-6 activates KIAA1429 expression through the JAK1/STAT3 pathway; KIAA1429 then promotes DDIT3 mRNA degradation through m6A modification, inhibiting ferroptosis and promoting proliferation in endometrial cancer. |
Dot blot, MeRIP, RIP, RNA stability assay, FISH, in vitro and in vivo experiments |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
40436288
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429-mediated m6A modification of FOXM1 mRNA, recognized by YTHDF1, stabilizes FOXM1 mRNA and promotes aerobic glycolysis and tumorigenesis in multiple myeloma. |
RIP, m6A modification assay, RNA stability assay, in vivo transplantation model |
Cell biology and toxicology |
Low |
39060874
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429-mediated m6A modification of Lrp4 mRNA is recognized by YTHDC1 to increase Lrp4 mRNA stability and expression; elevated LRP4 recruits TNFAIP3 to inactivate NF-κB signaling, thereby inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and protecting against osteoporosis. |
MeRIP-seq, scRNA-seq, in vitro osteoclast differentiation assays, OVX mouse model |
Cellular & molecular biology letters |
Medium |
41146006
|
| 2024 |
VIRMA promotes NSCLC progression by m6A modification of ADAR mRNA, enhancing ADAR expression and activating TGF-β signaling pathway. |
Western blot, m6A modification analysis, functional assays, in vivo xenograft |
Scientific reports |
Low |
40254620
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429 facilitates immune evasion in NSCLC by stabilizing KLF1 mRNA through m6A modification, which upregulates PD-L1 expression and suppresses CD8+ T cell activity. |
m6A enrichment on KLF1, mRNA stability assay, co-culture with PBMCs, siRNA knockdown, flow cytometry |
Cell biochemistry and biophysics |
Low |
39499390
|
| 2024 |
VIRMA mediates m6A modification of STRA6 mRNA 3'-UTR; m6A reader IGF2BP2 stabilizes STRA6 mRNA; STRA6 activates STAT3/HIF-1α signaling to promote glycolysis and tumor progression in PDAC. |
RNA-seq, m6A-seq, MeRIP-qPCR, RIP, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
38604311
|
| 2024 |
EET-derived DNA activates CCDC25, which recruits VIRMA to induce m6A methylation of MAF transcription factor mRNA in CD4+ T cells, enhancing MAF mRNA stability and promoting Tfh cell differentiation in bullous pemphigoid. |
RNA sequencing, m6A pathway analysis, in vivo BP-like mouse model, flow cytometry, functional antibody neutralization |
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology |
Medium |
39490750
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA-mediated m6A modification is essential for ribosome biogenesis in neural progenitor/stem cells; VIRMA depletion destabilizes the entire m6A writer complex and reduces m6A levels, leading to impaired mRNA decay, activation of p53-dependent stress response, compromised global protein synthesis, decreased neural progenitor proliferation, and severe forebrain developmental defects. |
Conditional Virma knockout, transcriptome analysis, ribosome biogenesis assays, p53 pathway analysis, in vivo mouse brain phenotype |
Science advances |
High |
40577453
|
| 2025 |
CAF-derived EV-packaged circTAX1BP1 binds VIRMA and promotes its lactylation at lysine residue 1713 by recruiting AARS2; lactylated VIRMA enhances m6A modification and stability of SP1 mRNA, activating TGF-β transcription and promoting colorectal liver metastasis. |
Co-IP, AARS2 interaction assay, Me-RIP, RNA stability assay, single-cell RNA-seq, PDX model, in vivo/in vitro experiments |
Advanced science |
Medium |
41017455
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA-mediated m6A modification of SHQ1 mRNA is recognized by HNRNPA2B1 to enhance SHQ1 mRNA stability; SHQ1 upregulation activates the PI3K/AKT pathway to promote hepatocyte proliferation and liver regeneration. Liver-specific Virma knockout mice show impaired liver regeneration. |
Liver-specific Cre-loxP Virma knockout, MeRIP-seq, ALPPS and CCl4 mouse models, AKT inhibitor treatment |
Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B |
High |
41132854
|
| 2025 |
Alcohol increases C/EBPβ expression, which binds the VIRMA promoter to enhance VIRMA transcription; VIRMA then facilitates SLC43A2 mRNA degradation through m6A-YTHDF2 pathway, reducing phenylalanine absorption and oxidative stress to drive PDAC progression. |
ChIP for C/EBPβ on VIRMA promoter, m6A-YTHDF2 pathway analysis, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Oncogene |
Medium |
39900725
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA mediates m6A modification of NSMCE2 mRNA; IGF2BP1 recognizes m6A-modified NSMCE2 mRNA to enhance its stability, upregulating NSMCE2 expression and reducing ROS levels and apoptosis, thereby promoting prostate cancer tumorigenesis. |
MeRIP, mRNA stability assay, RIP, DCFH-DA ROS assay, flow cytometry, in vivo xenograft |
International journal of urology |
Low |
40459180
|
| 2025 |
KIAA1429 mediates m6A modification of DDIT3 mRNA, promoting its degradation, and suppressing ferroptosis via reduced DDIT3-mediated oxidative stress in endometrial cancer; IL-6 activates this through JAK1/STAT3 (confirmed by MeRIP and RIP). |
MeRIP, RIP, RNA stability assay, FISH, dot blot, in vitro/in vivo |
Cellular signalling |
Medium |
40436288
|
| 2025 |
FEZF1-AS1 binds IGF2BP3, which enhances KIAA1429 mRNA stability; KIAA1429 facilitates m6A modification on OTUB1 mRNA, recognized by YTHDF1 to promote OTUB1 expression; OTUB1 then stabilizes SLC7A11 by deubiquitination to suppress ferroptosis in multiple myeloma. |
RNA pull-down, RIP, Co-IP for ubiquitination, mRNA stability assay, ferroptosis marker assays |
Human cell |
Medium |
41085851
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA mediates m6A modification of ANLN mRNA; IGF2BP3 recognizes m6A-modified ANLN to maintain its stability; ANLN activates RhoA signaling to suppress Hippo pathway and promote ICC growth; YAP1-TEAD1 transcriptionally activates ANLN, forming a positive feedback loop. |
MeRIP, RIP (IGF2BP3), ChIP (TEAD1 on ANLN promoter), in vitro/in vivo functional assays, clinical ICC cohort |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
41513610
|
| 2024 |
VIRMA suppresses cell migration and proliferation in Hirschsprung's disease by upregulating GSK3β expression; VIRMA inhibits degradation of GSK3β mRNA and increases GSK3β protein; VIRMA is significantly downregulated in narrow-segment colon tissue of HSCR patients. |
Actinomycin D mRNA stability assay, CCK-8, EdU, wound healing, overexpression/knockdown in SH-SY5Y and HEK-293T cells |
Pediatric research |
Low |
38658662
|
| 2023 |
NKX2-2 binds the KIAA1429 promoter and transactivates KIAA1429 expression in Ewing sarcoma (ChIP-seq + RNA-seq integration); KIAA1429 in turn maintains STAT3 expression, with positive feedback between KIAA1429 and STAT3; CRISPR-Cas9 knockout of KIAA1429 identified it as an ES-essential gene. |
CRISPR-Cas9 in vitro and in vivo dropout screen, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, STAT3 inhibitor experiments, xenograft |
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research |
Medium |
37759224
|
| 2022 |
Melatonin promotes spermatogonia viability and proliferation by upregulating KIAA1429 expression and m6A methylation; KIAA1429 regulates multiple biological processes in spermatogonia including the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway; PI3K inhibitor LY294002 mitigated KIAA1429 OE-mediated effects. |
CCK-8, EdU, flow cytometry, deep RNA-seq, siRNA/overexpression, PI3K inhibitor treatment |
Reproductive biology |
Low |
35987159
|
| 2024 |
KIAA1429 directly regulates Nrf2 via m6A-dependent modification of its 3'UTR (confirmed by MeRIP-qPCR and dual-luciferase reporter); KIAA1429 depletion promotes ferroptosis in osteosarcoma through suppression of Nrf2/NQO1 signaling. |
MeRIP-qPCR, dual-luciferase reporter assay, ferroptosis assays, in vivo xenograft |
Inflammation research |
Medium |
40844619
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA mediates m6A methylation of SCD mRNA, enhancing SCD mRNA stability and expression; elevated SCD modulates AMPK signaling to promote Wilms' tumor cell malignancy. |
MeRIP, western blot, RNA stability assay, rescue experiments, functional assays |
DNA and cell biology |
Low |
40040483
|
| 2025 |
VIRMA knockdown reduces m6A levels and reduces IGF2BP2 interaction with NDRG1 mRNA, leading to NDRG1 mRNA destabilization; VIRMA knockdown enhances OSCC sensitivity to iron chelators DFO and Dp44mT, revealing a synergistic VIRMA-IGF2BP2-NDRG1 axis. |
MeRIP, RIP, mRNA stability assay, drug sensitivity assays, in vitro/in vivo experiments |
Cellular signalling |
Low |
40581266
|