Moreover, a recent study (169) highlighted that HBx might increase the MYC expression level by inducing the methyltransferase-like protein 3 (METTL3)-mediated N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification of MYC mRNA, which promoted gastric cancer onset and progression in preclinical analysis (Figure 4D). Here, METTL3 is linked to gastric cancer.