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mettl3

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nomenclature changes

06.16.2021

Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 56339. From methyltransferase like 3 to methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit Xenopus name has changed for this ortholog, following human name change From methyltransferase like 3 to methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit

summary for human METTL3 from NCBI

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]