Overview:

METTL16 (Methyltransferase-like protein 16) is an RNA N6-methyltransferase that methylates adenosine residues at the N6 position of a subset of RNAs. METTL16 methylates the 3’ UTR of the SAM synthetase (MAT2A) mRNA and U6 snRNA (1,2), thereby regulating S-adenosylmethionine homeostasis as well as pre-mRNA splicing. These modifications on viral RNAs are believed to influence the expression of viral genes, the replication of virus and the generation of progeny virions (3).

Gene Aliases:

METT10D; MGC3329

Genbank Number:

NM_024086

References:

1. Shima, H. et al: S-Adenosylmethionine synthesis is regulated by selective N(6)-adenosine methylation and mRNA degradation involving METTL16 and YTHDC1. Cell Rep. 2017,21:3354–3363.

2. Warda, AS. et al: Human METTL16 is a N(6)-methyladenosine (m(6)A) methyltransferase that targets pre-mRNAs and various non-coding RNAs. EMBO Rep. 2017,18:2004–2014.

3. Dang, W. et al: N6-methyladenosine and viral infection. Front. Microbiol. 2019,10:417.