m6A methylome in WT- and K177Q-METTL3 reconstituting MDA-MB-231 cells as well as in METTL3-deficient MDA-MB-231 cells.

We report the application of MeRIP sequencing technology for high-throughput profiling of m6A methylome in breast cancer cells. Comparison of m6A methylome between METTL3-WT and METTL3-K177Q reconstituting cells revealed the following findings: 1) Significant global alteration of methylation sites due to K177Q mutation (termed as KQ-m6A signature). 2) GO analysis of the differential m6A-MeRIP candidates enriched pathways involved in chromatin modification, RNA splicing, DNA damage, cell cycle, and autophagy, consistent with a critical role of m6A-mediated nuclear biological activities and highlighted generally recognized cellular events associated with tumorigenesis. 3) we dissected potential mechanistic clues explaining the attenuated invasive phenotype in METTL3K177Q reconstituting cells. Examination of different m6A modification levels and gene expressions in WT- and K177Q-METTL3 reconstituting MDA-MB-231 cells as well as in METTL3-deficient MDA-MB-231 cells.