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Localization-dictated function for METTL3

Aberrant subcellular localization of proteins contributes to the pathogenesis of cancer. A study now reports that the mis-localization of METTL3, a nuclear N6-adenosine methyltransferase, to the cytoplasm promotes gastric cancer by enhancing mRNA translation of a subset of oncogenes, independently of the N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification.

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Fig. 1: METTL3 has different functions depending on its subcellular location in gastric cancer.

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Delaunay, S., Frye, M. Localization-dictated function for METTL3. Nat Cell Biol 24, 1188–1189 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41556-022-00972-2

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