N6-adenosine-methyltransferase non-catalytic subunit (METTL14)

The METTL3-METTL14 heterodimer forms a N6- methyltransferase complex that methylates adenosine residues at the N(6) position of some mRNAs and modulates the circadian clock, differentiation of embryonic stem cells and cortical neurogenesis (PubMed:24316715, PubMed:24407421, PubMed:25719671, PubMed:29348140, PubMed:27373337, PubMed:27281194). In the heterodimer formed with METTL3, METTL14 constitutes the RNA- binding scaffold that recognizes the substrate as opposed to the catalytic core (PubMed:27627798, PubMed:27373337, PubMed:27281194, PubMed:29348140).

N6-methyladenosine (m6A), which occurs at the 5'-[AG]GAC-3' consensus websites of some mRNAs, plays a role in mRNA stability and processing (PubMed:24316715, PubMed:24407421, PubMed:25719671). M6A acts as a key regulator of mRNA stability by promoting mRNA destabilization and degradation (By similarity).