PER1 and ocular melanoma: Yu et al. discovered that histone 1a can activate the m6A reader protein YTHDF2, which is capable of recognizing m6A modifications on PER1 and TP53 mRNA, thereby promoting their degradation and accelerating the progression of ocular melanoma.205,206 Utilizing western blot analysis, researchers uncovered a correlation between increased histone la and adverse outcomes in ocular melanoma patients.