YBX1 and leukemia: On the contrary, m6A on lncRNA NBAT1 blocks the interaction between an oncogene and its regulator, m6A on rRNA activates the ribosome and promotes tumor suppressor gene transcription, and m6A on mtRNA can inhibit leukemia cell growth through the RMRP-YBX1-TGF-βR1-SMAD axis.