Science China Life Sciences

Vascular smooth muscle cell FTO deletion aggravates atherosclerotic plaque instability by promoting VSMC migration through the N⁶-methyladenosine modification of the COL3A1 mRNA

By Zhiliang Yang, Keyong Deng, Jiani Wu, Laiyuan Wang

Experiments in animalsMechanisms

The paper

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Science China Life Sciences, 3 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1007/s11427-025-3370-7 PubMed 42557509

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