Fig. 3

METTL3 mediates the m6A modification on CDC25B mRNA in HNSCC. A m6A-mRNA epitranscriptomic microarray showed signal pathways in which most differentially expressed gene enriched in METTL3 knockdown cells (SAS), DE represents differentially expressed. B m6A-mRNA epitranscriptomic microarray showed signal pathways in which most differentially methylated genes enriched in METTL3 knockdown cells (SAS), DM represents differentially methylated. C m6A-mRNA epitranscriptomic microarray showed an overlap of the total differentially expressed gene, total differentially methylated gene, and differentially expressed and methylated gene enriched in the cell cycle pathway. D Genes selected from the overlap were used for qRT-PCR in METTL3 knockdown and their corresponding control cells, and CDC25B was the most significantly downregulated gene upon knockdown of METTL3. E, F CDC25B mRNA expression was confirmed by qRT-PCR in METTL3 knockdown (FaDu) and METTL3 overexpression (Hep2) cells. G CDC25B protein level was measured by western blot assay in METTL3 knockdown SAS cells. H CDC25B protein level was measured by western blot assay in METTL3 knockdown FaDu cells. I CDC25B protein level was measured by western blot assay in METTL3 overexpressed Hep2 cells. J MeRIP-qPCR was conducted to detect the m6A level of CDC25B mRNA in METTL3 knockdown (SAS) cells. K MeRIP-qPCR was conducted to detect the m6A level of CDC25B mRNA in METTL3 knockdown (FaDu) cells. L, M The levels of CDC25B expression in METTL3 knockdown and their corresponding control cells treated with actinomycin D (5 μg/mL) at the indicated time points were detected by qRT-PCR. The data are the means ± SD of three independent experiments. */# p < 0.05; **/## p < 0.01; ***/### p < 0.001; ****/#### p < 0.0001