Protein Name methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 56339
Gene Symbol

METTL3

UniProt Q86U44 (MTA70_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 171
Total Number of Articles : 313
Description

methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit

Gene Summary

This gene encodes the 70 kDa subunit of MT-A which is part of N6-adenosine-methyltransferase. This enzyme is involved in the posttranscriptional methylation of internal adenosine residues in eukaryotic mRNAs, forming N6-methyladenosine. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • N(6)-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit METTL3
  • N6-adenosine-methyltransferase catalytic subunit
  • N(6)-adenosine-methyltransferase 70 kDa subunit
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Properties