Primary Identifier | MGI:1927165 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 14 | NCBI Gene Number | 56335 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables mRNA m(6)A methyltransferase activity. Involved in several processes, including RNA metabolic process; forebrain radial glial cell differentiation; and mRNA destabilization. Located in nucleus. Part of RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase complex. Is expressed in brain; genitourinary system; hindlimb; intestine; and liver. Orthologous to human METTL3 (methyltransferase 3, N6-adenosine-methyltransferase complex catalytic subunit). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit embryonic lethality between E3.5 and E8.5 with a deficiency in adopting the epiblast egg cylinder. Conditional homozygous knockout in the ovary or in primordial germ cells in testes causes sterility. [provided by MGI curators] |