YTHDF3 improves translation initiation of mRNAs with N6-methyladenosine methylation at 5' untranslated region by facilitating eIF2AK2 recruitment in oxaliplatin-resistant colorectal cancer

Oxaliplatin as a first-line drug frequently causes the chemo-resistance on colorectal cancer (CRC). N6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation has been largely acknowledged in multiple biological functions. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the m6A methylation in modulating anticancer drug resistance in CRC are still obscure. In present study, RNA-seq was conducted to investigate the transcriptome of CRC tissues from three patients at different disease stages (CapeOx combined chemotherapy sensitivity and resistance).