Nature Communications (Apr 2023)

PRMT3-mediated arginine methylation of IGF2BP1 promotes oxaliplatin resistance in liver cancer

  • Yunxing Shi,
  • Yi Niu,
  • Yichuan Yuan,
  • Kai Li,
  • Chengrui Zhong,
  • Zhiyu Qiu,
  • Keren Li,
  • Zhu Lin,
  • Zhiwen Yang,
  • Dinglan Zuo,
  • Jiliang Qiu,
  • Wei He,
  • Chenwei Wang,
  • Yadi Liao,
  • Guocan Wang,
  • Yunfei Yuan,
  • Binkui Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37542-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Despite being an effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), resistance to oxaliplatin presents a major obstacle. Here, the authors identify PRMT3-induced methylation of IGF2BP1 resulting in HEG1 stabilisation as a mechanism of oxaliplatin resistance in HCC.