In hepatocellular carcinoma, Snail mRNA was destabilized and degraded by METTL3 (m6A methyltransferase), with METTL3 binding to methylated Snail mRNA via YTHDF1 and eEF-2 and triggering the translational elongation of Snail mRNA 57. Here, EEF2 is linked to hepatocellular carcinoma.