Preferred Label : Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase FTO;
MeSH definition : A dioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA by oxidative demethylation. It has
highest activity towards single-stranded RNA containing 3-methyluracil, followed by
SINGLE-STRANDED DNA containing 3-methylthymine and specifically demethylates N(6)-methyladenosine
(m6A) RNA, the most common internal modification of MESSENGER RNA (mRNA) in higher
EUKARYOTES. It contributes to the regulation of the global metabolic rate, energy
HOMEOSTASIS, as well as body fat accumulation by regulating the differentiation of
ADIPOCYTES into BROWN FAT CELLS or WHITE FAT CELLS.;
MeSH synonym : Alpha Ketoglutarate Dependent Dioxygenase FTO; FTO, Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase; Fat Mass and Obesity Associated (FTO) Protein; Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase; Alpha Ketoglutarate Dependent Dioxygenase; Dioxygenase, Alpha-Ketoglutarate-Dependent; Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Protein; AlkB Homolog 9 Protein;
Registry Number MeSH : EC 1.14.11.33;
UNII : EC 1.14.11.33;
Origin ID : D000071516;
UMLS CUI : C4255071;
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A dioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA by oxidative demethylation. It has
highest activity towards single-stranded RNA containing 3-methyluracil, followed by
SINGLE-STRANDED DNA containing 3-methylthymine and specifically demethylates N(6)-methyladenosine
(m6A) RNA, the most common internal modification of MESSENGER RNA (mRNA) in higher
EUKARYOTES. It contributes to the regulation of the global metabolic rate, energy
HOMEOSTASIS, as well as body fat accumulation by regulating the differentiation of
ADIPOCYTES into BROWN FAT CELLS or WHITE FAT CELLS.