METTL3, Official Symbol METTL3provided by HGNC Official Full Name methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunitprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:17563 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000165819 MIM:612472; AllianceGenome:HGNC:17563 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as M6A; IME4; Spo8; MT-A70; hMETTL3 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] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lymph node (RPKM 23.5), testis (RPKM 22.1) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all