Bioinformatics analysis and target gene prediction of porcine METTL3 gene
[Objective]The physical and chemical properties,secondary and tertiary structure,protein conservation,methyla-tion site and target gene of porcine METTL3 protein were obtained,which provided theoretical basis for further understanding the function of porcine METTL3 gene.[Method]The physical and chemical properties,secondary and tertiary structures,con-served domains,methylation sites,protein interactions and target genes of porcine METTL3 protein were predicted by bioinfor-matics software.[Result]Porine METTL3 is a hydrophilic unstable protein,mainly composed of random curling,α-helix andβ-corner,which mainly exists in the nucleus and has interaction with METTL14,WTAP and POLR2B proteins.METTL3 has four high-confidence m6A sites,and M6A2 Target software predicted that this gene has a targeting relationship with 134 genes,including CASP1,PYCRI,RANBP2,LIRB4,APOBEC3A and ADAM 19.[Conclusion]Porcine METTL3 is a hydrophilic unstable protein that exists mainly in the nucleus and exerts its effects on target genes mainly through m6A methylation modification.