Rabbit anti-Human METTL14 Polyclonal Antibody

Uniprot Id

Q9HCE5

Target Species

Human

Target Name

METTL14

Target Full Name

N(6)-adenosine-methyltransferase non-catalytic subunit METTL14

Target Function

The METTL3-METTL14 heterodimer forms a N6-methyltransferase complex that methylates adenosine residues at the N(6) position of some mRNAs and regulates the circadian clock, differentiation of embryonic stem cells and cortical neurogenesis. In the heterodimer formed with METTL3, METTL14 constitutes the RNA-binding scaffold that recognizes the substrate rather than the catalytic core. N6-methyladenosine (m6A), which takes place at the 5'-[AG]GAC-3' consensus sites of some mRNAs, plays a role in mRNA stability and processing. M6A acts as a key regulator of mRNA stability by promoting mRNA destabilization and degradation. In embryonic stem cells (ESCs), m6A methylation of mRNAs encoding key naive pluripotency-promoting transcripts results in transcript destabilization. M6A regulates spermatogonial differentiation and meiosis and is essential for male fertility and spermatogenesis. M6A also regulates cortical neurogenesis: m6A methylation of transcripts related to transcription factors, neural stem cells, the cell cycle and neuronal differentiation during brain development promotes their destabilization and decay, promoting differentiation of radial glial cells.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

MT-A70-like family

Target Research Area

Cell Biology

Target Synonyms

KIAA1627; MET14_HUMAN; Methyltransferase like 14; Methyltransferase-like protein 14; METTL14; N6-adenosine-methyltransferase subunit METTL14; OTTHUMP00000219837

Target Background

Enables mRNA binding activity. Contributes to mRNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N6-)-methyltransferase activity. Involved in mRNA metabolic process; negative regulation of hematopoietic progenitor cell differentiation; and positive regulation of translation. Located in nucleoplasm. Part of RNA N6-methyladenosine methyltransferase complex.