METTL3 and infection: Given that no literature so far has reported the functional regulation of RNA m6A modification by SFTSV-encoded proteins [56, 73–75], we systemically profiled the expression of host m6A regulators during SFTSV infection, and found that several m6A regulators, including METTL3 and ALKBH5, were upregulated, albeit to different extents, at specific time points post infection.