Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.

The presence of m6A in mRNA of METTL3 knockout cells has long been a point of confusion. In this issue of PLOS Biology, Poh and colleagues reveal alternatively spliced, catalytically active METTL3 isoforms that persist in cells previously thought to lack the enzyme.

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Main Author: Sigrid Nachtergaele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001717
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description The presence of m6A in mRNA of METTL3 knockout cells has long been a point of confusion. In this issue of PLOS Biology, Poh and colleagues reveal alternatively spliced, catalytically active METTL3 isoforms that persist in cells previously thought to lack the enzyme.
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spelling doaj.art-86b7e69a86de490f90bf39650e0be1342022-12-22T01:37:47ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852022-07-01207e300171710.1371/journal.pbio.3001717Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.Sigrid NachtergaeleThe presence of m6A in mRNA of METTL3 knockout cells has long been a point of confusion. In this issue of PLOS Biology, Poh and colleagues reveal alternatively spliced, catalytically active METTL3 isoforms that persist in cells previously thought to lack the enzyme.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001717
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Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
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title Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
title_full Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
title_fullStr Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
title_full_unstemmed Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
title_short Enzymes flying under the radar: Cryptic METTL3 can persist in knockout cells.
title_sort enzymes flying under the radar cryptic mettl3 can persist in knockout cells
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001717
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