| 2018 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of m6A-methylated neuronal mRNAs in response to neuronal stimulation in the adult mouse hippocampus, facilitating learning and memory. Nascent protein labeling and tether reporter assays showed YTHDF1 enhances protein synthesis in a stimulus-dependent manner; hippocampus-specific knockout or knockdown of Ythdf1 impaired synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation. |
Ythdf1 knockout mice, hippocampus-specific knockdown (AAV), transcriptome-wide YTHDF1 binding/m6A mapping, nascent protein labeling, tether reporter assay, synaptic electrophysiology |
Nature |
High |
30401835
|
| 2019 |
In dendritic cells, YTHDF1 binds m6A-marked transcripts encoding lysosomal proteases (cathepsins) and increases their translation, thereby enhancing lysosomal degradation of antigens and suppressing cross-presentation of tumor antigens to CD8+ T cells. Loss of YTHDF1 in classical dendritic cells elevated neoantigen-specific CD8+ T cell responses and antitumor immunity. |
Ythdf1 knockout mice, in vivo cross-presentation assays, cathepsin inhibition rescue experiments, tumor immunology readouts |
Nature |
High |
30728504
|
| 2019 |
YTHDF1 binds m6A-modified Robo3.1 mRNA in spinal commissural neurons and promotes its translation without affecting mRNA levels. Mutation of m6A sites in Robo3.1 mRNA, YTHDF1 knockdown, or neuron-specific Ythdf1 knockout each reduced Robo3.1 protein and caused pre-crossing axon guidance defects. |
YTHDF1 RIP, m6A site mutagenesis, YTHDF1 KO/KD in spinal neurons, protein vs. mRNA quantification, in vivo axon guidance analysis |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
30843071
|
| 2019 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of CDK2, CDK4, and cyclin D1 mRNAs in an m6A-dependent manner in NSCLC cells, regulating cell cycle progression. YTHDF1 deficiency inhibited NSCLC cell proliferation and xenograft tumor formation. |
YTHDF1 depletion, translational efficiency measurements, xenograft models, mechanistic downstream target identification |
Nature communications |
Medium |
31653849
|
| 2020 |
YTHDF1 binds m6A-modified EIF3C mRNA and augments EIF3C translation in an m6A-dependent manner in ovarian cancer, promoting overall translational output and tumorigenesis. EIF3C protein but not mRNA is increased in patient tumors and correlates with YTHDF1 protein levels. |
Multi-omics (m6A-seq, proteomics, RIP), YTHDF1 overexpression/KD, luciferase translation assays, patient tissue correlation |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
31996915
|
| 2020 |
YTHDF1 facilitates translation of Wnt signaling effectors including TCF7L2/TCF4 in intestinal stem cells (ISCs), and this translation is enhanced during Wnt activation. Genetic ablation of Ythdf1 blocked Wnt-driven intestinal regeneration and tumorigenesis with reduced ISC stemness. |
Ythdf1 knockout mice, intestinal regeneration models, Wnt activation experiments, translational target identification |
EMBO reports |
High |
32064749
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 directs translation of Traf6 mRNA via m6A modification near the stop codon in intestinal epithelial cells, regulating innate immune responses against bacterial pathogens. The P/Q/N-rich domain of YTHDF1 interacts with the DEAD domain of DDX60 to regulate this process. |
Ribo-seq, m6A-seq, RIP, domain interaction mapping (P/Q/N-rich domain vs. DEAD domain Co-IP), in vivo bacterial infection model |
Nucleic acids research |
High |
33999206
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of ARHGEF2 mRNA by binding to its m6A sites in colorectal cancer, enhancing RhoA signaling and driving metastasis. Ectopic ARHGEF2 expression rescued impaired RhoA signaling and metastatic ability caused by YTHDF1 loss. |
Ythdf1 KO mouse, multiomics (RNA-seq, MeRIP-seq, RIP-seq, proteomics), in vitro/in vivo rescue experiments with ARHGEF2 |
Gastroenterology |
High |
34968454
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of autophagy-related genes ATG2A and ATG14 by binding to m6A-modified ATG2A and ATG14 mRNAs in hepatocellular carcinoma. HIF-1α regulates YTHDF1 transcription by directly binding to its promoter under hypoxia, linking the hypoxia-YTHDF1-autophagy axis to HCC malignancy. |
MeRIP-seq, proteomics, polysome profiling, ChIP, luciferase reporter assays, YTHDF1 KO/OE HCC models, HCC organoids, PDX models |
Signal transduction and targeted therapy |
High |
33619246
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| 2021 |
ALKBH5-mediated m6A demethylation increases YTHDF1 mRNA stability, thereby upregulating YTHDF1 expression, which in turn promotes translation of YAP to facilitate cardiomyocyte proliferation and cardiac regeneration. |
ALKBH5 KO mice, AAV9 overexpression, human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes, mechanistic epistasis (ALKBH5→m6A→YTHDF1→YAP) |
Theranostics |
Medium |
33456585
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of ZNF839 (Zfp839) in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in an m6A-dependent manner. Zfp839 interacts with and enhances the transcriptional activity of Runx2. Ythdf1 KO mice display decreased bone mass. |
Ythdf1 KO mice (bone mass phenotype), MeRIP-seq, RIP-seq, shRNA KD in human BMSCs, interaction studies (Zfp839-Runx2) |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
34772913
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 interacts with AGO2 through its YTH domain and promotes mRNA degradation via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) and P-body formation. Deletion of YTHDF1 prolongs mRNA half-life, disrupts P-body liquid state (converting to gel/solid), and impairs miRNA-mediated mRNA degradation. |
CRISPR/Cas9 KO (HEK293, HeLa), 4SU-TT-seq for mRNA half-life, Co-IP (domain mapping), immunofluorescence co-localization, in vitro and in vivo phase separation assays, FRAP |
Cell proliferation |
High |
34821414
|
| 2021 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of cyclin E2 in an m6A-dependent manner in AML cells, driving leukemia stem cell self-renewal and AML progression. The FDA-approved drug tegaserod was identified as a YTHDF1 inhibitor that blocks YTHDF1-m6A-modified mRNA binding and inhibits cyclin E2 translation. |
Structure-based virtual screening, YTHDF1 depletion in primary human and mouse AML cells, translation assays, patient-derived xenograft models |
Cancer research |
Medium |
36634204
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| 2021 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of Yes-associated protein (YAP) mRNA in renal fibrosis, and YTHDF1 knockdown reduces YAP expression and alleviates fibrosis. YTHDF1 binding to YAP mRNA was confirmed by RNA binding protein immunoprecipitation. |
RIP, YTHDF1 KD in fibrotic cell/mouse models (UUO), YAP rescue experiments |
FASEB journal |
Medium |
34990050
|
| 2022 |
YTHDF1 promotes mRNA stability of E2F8 in a METTL14-dependent m6A manner, facilitating DNA damage repair and S-phase entry in breast cancer cells. YTHDF1 knockdown sensitizes cells to Adriamycin, Cisplatin, and Olaparib. |
Loss-of-function studies, in vitro/in vivo growth assays, DNA repair readouts, METTL14 dependency experiments |
Cell death & disease |
Medium |
35279688
|
| 2022 |
YTHDF1 promotes NLRP3 translation in macrophages, enhancing IL-1β production during bacterial infection and inflammation. In vivo YTHDF1 knockdown improves survival in a mouse sepsis model. |
YTHDF1 OE/KD, NLRP3 translation assays, in vivo sepsis mouse model |
Biochemical and biophysical research communications |
Medium |
35649302
|
| 2022 |
O-GlcNAcylation of YTHDF1 at Ser196/Ser197/Ser198 by OGT promotes cytosolic localization of YTHDF1 by enhancing its binding with the nuclear export protein Crm1, thereby increasing YTHDF1-driven translation of downstream targets (e.g., c-Myc) and colorectal cancer tumorigenesis. |
OGT Co-IP, site-directed mutagenesis (AFA mutant), Crm1 binding assays, molecular dynamics simulation, mouse xenograft |
The Journal of biological chemistry |
High |
37086786
|
| 2022 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of WWP1 mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner, leading to NLRP3 ubiquitination and inhibition of caspase-1-dependent pyroptosis in sepsis. |
RIP-RT-qPCR, dual luciferase reporter assay, meRIP, immunoprecipitation (NLRP3 ubiquitination), in vivo CLP model |
Cell death discovery |
Medium |
35508474
|
| 2022 |
METTL3 induces m6A modification of CDC25B mRNA in the M phase of the cell cycle, which is recognized by YTHDF1 to accelerate CDC25B translation and promote cell cycle progression. |
METTL3 OE/KD, m6A modification assay (MeRIP), translation efficiency readout, YTHDF1 dependency experiments |
International journal of biological sciences |
Medium |
35637959
|
| 2022 |
YTHDF1 and YTHDF2 synergistically control cerebellar granule cell (GC) axon growth by regulating local translation of Dvl1 (via YTHDF1) and Wnt5a (via YTHDF2) in axons. Specific ablation of Ythdf1 in GCs increases parallel fiber growth, promotes synapse formation, and improves motor coordination. |
RIP-Seq, quantitative proteomics, RNA-seq after KD, Ythdf1 conditional KO in GCs, in vivo cerebellum phenotype analysis |
Advanced science |
High |
34643063
|
| 2023 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of p65/RelA mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner in colorectal cancer cells, upregulating CXCL1 secretion, which recruits myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) via CXCL1-CXCR2 axis to suppress CD8+ T cell antitumor activity. |
Ythdf1 KO (syngeneic tumors, Ythdf1 knockin mice), MeRIP-seq + RNA-seq + Ribo-seq integration, scRNA-seq immune profiling |
Gut |
High |
36717220
|
| 2023 |
YTHDF1 binds to m6A-modified EZH2 mRNA and promotes EZH2 translation in NASH-HCC cells; EZH2 in turn increases IL-6 expression and secretion, which recruits and activates MDSCs to suppress CD8+ T cell function. |
RNA-seq, m6A-seq, RIP-seq, proteomics, ribosome profiling, scRNA-seq, flow cytometry, syngeneic allograft models |
Journal of hepatology |
High |
37459919
|
| 2023 |
Tumor-intrinsic YTHDF1 drives immune evasion by increasing translation of lysosomal genes, promoting lysosomal proteolysis of MHC-I and antigens, thereby suppressing tumor immune surveillance. YTHDF1 deficiency restores MHC-I surface expression and antitumor immunity. |
YTHDF1 KD/KO, lysosomal gene translation assays, MHC-I surface expression measurement, exosome-mediated CRISPR/Cas9 delivery in vivo |
Nature communications |
Medium |
36650153
|
| 2023 |
FMRP sequesters YTHDF1 away from ribosomes to suppress translation of YTHDF1 target mRNAs. Upon neuronal stimulation, FMRP becomes phosphorylated and releases YTHDF1, enabling YTHDF1 to condense with ribosomal proteins and promote translation of m6A-modified neuronal mRNAs. |
Co-IP (FMRP-YTHDF1), ribosome association assays, phosphorylation studies, neuronal stimulation experiments, FXS organoid model with small-molecule YTHDF1 inhibitor |
Molecular cell |
High |
37949069
|
| 2023 |
m6A-modified circSAV1 forms an RNA-protein ternary complex with YTHDF1 and IREB2 mRNA, facilitating IREB2 translation. Elevated IREB2 disrupts iron homeostasis, causing labile iron pool accumulation and lipid peroxidation that triggers ferroptosis in lung epithelial cells in COPD. |
circRNA-seq, knockdown of circSAV1, RIP, ternary complex characterization, iron/ferroptosis assays, in vivo COPD model |
Cell death and differentiation |
Medium |
36828914
|
| 2023 |
YTHDF1 binds m6A-modified NOTCH1 mRNA to enhance both its stability and translation in hepatocellular carcinoma stem cells, leading to increased NOTCH1 target gene expression and promoting HCC stemness and resistance to lenvatinib/sorafenib. Catalytically inactive YTHDF1 mutant abolishes this effect. |
RIP-seq, MeRIP-seq, ribosome profiling, RNA-seq, catalytically inactive mutant, patient-derived organoids, conditional Ythdf1 knockin mice |
Cancer research |
High |
38241695
|
| 2023 |
RBMS1 interacts with YTHDF1 (via RBMS1 RRM2 motif and YTHDF1 YTH domain) to promote translation of S100P mRNA, accelerating NSCLC cell metastasis. Loss of RBMS1 inhibits S100P translation and suppresses metastasis in vivo. |
Co-IP (domain mapping), translation assays, in vivo metastasis models, domain mutagenesis |
Advanced science |
Medium |
38342601
|
| 2023 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of EZH2 mRNA in colorectal cancer (CRC) by binding to m6A-modified YTHDF1 mRNA in a feedforward circuit with RUVBL1/2. RUVBL1/2 interact with YTHDF1 at 40S translation initiation complexes, and RUVBL1/2 depletion stalls YTHDF1-driven oncogenic translation. |
CRISPR screening, Co-IP + mass spectrometry (YTHDF1-RUVBL1/2 interaction), Ribo-seq, MeRIP-seq, pharmacological inhibition (CB6644), in vivo xenografts |
Cancer research |
High |
38900944
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of SLC7A11 mRNA in an m6A-dependent manner in nucleus pulposus cells, increasing GPX4 expression and suppressing ferroptosis. HIF-1α directly binds the YTHDF1 promoter to transcriptionally induce YTHDF1 under hypoxia. |
Luciferase reporter + ChIP (HIF-1α→YTHDF1 promoter), polysome profiling (SLC7A11 translation), RIP, in vitro/in vivo KO and OE models |
Aging cell |
Medium |
38783692
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 recognizes m6A-modified PIEZO2 mRNA at a specific site (peak_26355) and promotes PIEZO2 translation in cardiac fibroblasts, driving fibroblast autophagy and cardiac fibrosis. Site-specific m6A modifications are required for YTHDF1-PIEZO2 mRNA binding. |
RNA-seq, single-cell sequencing, MeRIP-seq, site-specific m6A mutagenesis, AAV-delivered shYTHDF1, Piezo2 reconstitution in YTHDF1-deficient CFs and mice |
Cardiovascular research |
Medium |
39498803
|
| 2024 |
SFTSV virulence factor NSs induces lactylation of YTHDF1, causing its degradation. This counters host YTHDF1-mediated destabilization and translational repression of m6A-modified SFTSV RNA, thereby facilitating viral replication. |
MeRIP-seq (SFTSV RNA m6A mapping), YTHDF1 binding assays, lactylation mass spectrometry, SFTSV infection models |
EMBO reports |
Medium |
39496835
|
| 2024 |
DHX36 binding increases structural accessibility at 3'UTR m6A sites, facilitating YTHDF1 binding to these sites and leading to RNA degradation. DHX36-induced RNA structural remodeling thus regulates mRNA abundance through m6A-dependent YTHDF1 binding. |
RNA structurome profiling, m6A-seq, YTHDF1 RIP, DHX36 depletion experiments, transcriptome-wide correlation analyses |
Nature communications |
Medium |
39543097
|
| 2024 |
Radiotherapy (RT) increases YTHDF1 expression in dendritic cells via STING/IFN-I signaling. YTHDF1 in turn promotes lysosomal cathepsin translation, triggering STING degradation and reducing IFN-I production in a negative feedback loop. Loss of YTHDF1 in DCs enhances cross-priming and antitumor effects of RT. |
Patient PBMC analysis, Ythdf1 DC-specific KO, multiple murine cancer models, STING/IFN-I pathway assays, DC vaccine prototype |
The Journal of clinical investigation |
High |
39325547
|
| 2024 |
NAT10 phase separation promotes acetylation of splicing factor SRSF2, which directly binds YTHDF1 pre-mRNA and enhances YTHDF1 exon 4 skipping, generating a short YTHDF1 transcript that stimulates gastric cancer cell proliferation and migration. |
Phase separation assays, SRSF2 acetylation by NAT10 (in vitro), SRSF2-pre-mRNA binding (RIP), splicing analysis, functional rescue experiments |
Cancer research |
Medium |
39024555
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 binds m6A-modified EZH2 and CDH11 mRNAs to promote their translation in breast cancer cells, driving osteolytic bone metastasis. shYTHDF1 delivered by AAV in intratibial injection models suppressed bone metastatic formation. |
RNA-seq + MeRIP-seq + RIP-seq + molecular biology, in vivo intratibial model with AAV-shYTHDF1 |
Cancer letters |
Medium |
38871245
|
| 2024 |
H3K18 lactylation in arsenite-exposed alveolar epithelial cells promotes transcription of YTHDF1; elevated YTHDF1 then binds m6A-modified NREP mRNA to promote its translation, increasing TGF-β1 secretion and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition in pulmonary fibrosis. |
MeRIP-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, YTHDF1 KD/OE, ChIP-PCR validation, fibrosis readouts |
Journal of hazardous materials |
Medium |
37742376
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 promotes translation of PLK1 mRNA by recognizing m6A modifications, activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in prostate cancer. The transcription factor ELK1 directly binds the YTHDF1 promoter to drive its upregulation. |
Multi-omics for target identification, translation efficiency assays, ChIP (ELK1→YTHDF1 promoter), luciferase reporter, in vivo tumor and metastasis models |
International journal of biological sciences |
Medium |
36439881
|
| 2023 |
m6A-modified lincRNA Dubr interacts with YTHDF1/3 complex through its m6A motifs to protect YTHDF1/3 from proteasomal degradation. This stabilization of YTHDF1/3 promotes translation of Tau and Calmodulin, facilitating neuronal axon elongation and cortical neuron migration. |
Dubr KD, m6A site mutagenesis of Dubr, YTHDF1/3 protein stability assays, YTHDF1/3 overexpression rescue, in vivo axon projection analysis |
Cell reports |
Medium |
36417851
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 accumulates m6A-modified mRNAs in stress granules (SGs) in renal tubular cells under stress, safeguarding pro-survival mRNAs (e.g., SHPK1) from degradation. Renal tubular-specific YTHDF1 KO mice show heightened acute kidney injury severity. |
AKI patient samples, multiple mouse AKI models, tubular-specific YTHDF1 KO, m6A-modified mRNA SG co-localization assays, apoptosis readouts |
Redox biology |
Medium |
37857002
|
| 2022 |
YTHDF1 binds to and increases the mRNA stability of PTEN in neurons, and YTHDF1 knockdown activates PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway by promoting PTEN degradation, attenuating cerebral stroke injury. YTHDF1-PTEN mRNA binding was confirmed by luciferase assay and RIP. |
MCAO mouse model, YTHDF1 KD, luciferase assay, RIP, PTEN rescue experiments, western blot |
Molecular biotechnology |
Low |
36261761
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 augments CLOCK translation in an m6A-dependent manner in airway epithelial cells. Allergens enhance YTHDF1 liquid-liquid phase separation and formation of a dimeric YTHDF1-CLOCK mRNA complex in stress granules, activating NLRP3 inflammasome and IL-1β secretion to drive allergic airway inflammation. |
YTHDF1 OE/KD, m6A-dependent translation assay, LLPS assays, CLOCK mRNA RIP, NLRP3/IL-1β readouts, CLOCK deletion rescue |
Cell reports |
Medium |
38492220
|
| 2024 |
YTHDF1 binds m6A-modified FOXM1 mRNA and promotes FOXM1 mRNA stability (recognized by YTHDF1 downstream of KIAA1429-mediated methylation), increasing FOXM1 expression and aerobic glycolysis in multiple myeloma. |
RIP (YTHDF1-FOXM1 mRNA), m6A modification assay, YTHDF1 KD + FOXM1 OE rescue, glycolysis assays, in vivo xenograft |
Cell biology and toxicology |
Medium |
39060874
|
| 2024 |
Methionine-elevated YTHDF1 promotes degradation of RIG-I mRNA, suppressing RIG-I/MAVS-mediated IFN-I pathway. Additionally, YTHDF1 binds eIF5B to enhance PD-L1 mRNA translation, promoting immune evasion in bladder cancer. |
RNA-seq, point mutations, MB49 mouse tumor models, scRNA-seq, immunoprecipitation + mass spectrometry (YTHDF1-eIF5B interaction), PD-L1 translation assays |
Cell death and differentiation |
Medium |
39672819
|