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Research progress of small molecular drugs targeting protein arginine methyltransferases in colorectal cancer therapy
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Jia-xin ZHANG, Qian WANG, Rui-xue ZHANG, Dong-hui LIU, De-xin KONG*, Yu-ling QIU*
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica | 2026, 61(1) : 109 - 121
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Research progress of small molecular drugs targeting protein arginine methyltransferases in colorectal cancer therapy
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Jia-xin ZHANG, Qian WANG, Rui-xue ZHANG, Dong-hui LIU, De-xin KONG*, Yu-ling QIU*
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  • School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
Published: 2026-01-12 doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0298
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Protein arginine methylation is an important post-translational modification and epigenetic regulation mechanism. In mammalian cells, protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) catalyze the methylation of protein arginine residues. Eleven PRMTs have been found in mammals and plants to date. PRMTs catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the guanidinium nitrogen atom of arginine residues in substrates to produce arginine methylated proteins, thus playing key roles in the control of many biological processes such as DNA damage repair, RNA splicing processing, transcription, translation, cell signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, protein-protein interactions, protein-nucleic acid interactions. Dysregulation of protein arginine methylation mediated by PRMTs is closely related to the occurrence and development of cancer. Therefore, the development of anticancer drugs targeting PRMTs has also become a research hotspot in the field of cancer treatment. This paper reviews the role and molecular mechanisms of PRMTs in the pathological process of colorectal cancer, and introduces the research progress of small molecule drugs targeting PRMTs in colorectal cancer therapy, aiming to provide a theoretical basis and important clues for the development of small molecule drugs isolating from natural products and targeting at PRMTs in colorectal cancer treatment.

protein arginine methyltransferase  /  protein arginine methylation  /  colorectal cancer  /  small molecule drug  /  targeted therapy
张佳欣, 王茜, 张瑞雪, 刘东辉, 孔德新, 邱玉玲. 靶向蛋白质精氨酸甲基转移酶抗结直肠癌小分子药物研究进展. 药学学报, 2026 , 61 (1) : 109 -121 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0298
Jia-xin ZHANG, Qian WANG, Rui-xue ZHANG, Dong-hui LIU, De-xin KONG, Yu-ling QIU. Research progress of small molecular drugs targeting protein arginine methyltransferases in colorectal cancer therapy[J]. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica, 2026 , 61 (1) : 109 -121 . DOI: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0298
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doi: 10.16438/j.0513-4870.2025-0298
  • Receive Date:2025-03-19
  • Online Date:2026-09-21
  • Published:2026-01-12
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  • Received:2025-03-19
  • Revised:2025-06-17
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    School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, China
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鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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