In keeping with these findings, the mRNA levels of METTL3 & METTL14 (m6A writers), ALKBH5 & FTO (m6A erasers), and YTHDF2 (m6A reader) were significantly increased in a time-dependent fashion in Huh7 cells post SFTSV infection (Fig 3C). This evidence concerns the gene ALKBH5 and infection.