The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) within organisms can be methylated while proteins can be either methylated or acetylated. The methylation of DNA and RNA is used for alternative splicing used for production of different mRNA molecules resulting in numerous new proteins. One of the molecules believed to perform the methylation is N6A or N6 methyladenosine. Methylation is the most observed modification to mRNA molecules. Methylation of both DNA and RNA ensures conservation of the catalytic properties of the catalytic residues. To locate which amino acids were methylated, immunoprecipitation was used to isolate these molecules. The methylation of the DNA and RNA was used to observe the effects of the IME4 gene
