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NameAlpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO
Synonyms
  • 1.14.11.-
  • Fat mass and obesity-associated protein
  • KIAA1752
Gene NameFTO
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009822|Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO
MKRTPTAEEREREAKKLRLLEELEDTWLPYLTPKDDEFYQQWQLKYPKLILREASSVSEE
LHKEVQEAFLTLHKHGCLFRDLVRIQGKDLLTPVSRILIGNPGCTYKYLNTRLFTVPWPV
KGSNIKHTEAEIAAACETFLKLNDYLQIETIQALEELAAKEKANEDAVPLCMSADFPRVG
MGSSYNGQDEVDIKSRAAYNVTLLNFMDPQKMPYLKEEPYFGMGKMAVSWHHDENLVDRS
AVAVYSYSCEGPEEESEDDSHLEGRDPDIWHVGFKISWDIETPGLAIPLHQGDCYFMLDD
LNATHQHCVLAGSQPRFSSTHRVAECSTGTLDYILQRCQLALQNVCDDVDNDDVSLKSFE
PAVLKQGEEIHNEVEFEWLRQFWFQGNRYRKCTDWWCQPMAQLEALWKKMEGVTNAVLHE
VKREGLPVEQRNEILTAILASLTARQNLRREWHARCQSRIARTLPADQKPECRPYWEKDD
ASMPLPFDLTDIVSELRGQLLEAKP
Number of residues505
Molecular Weight58281.53
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • DNA-N1-methyladenine dioxygenase activity
  • oxidative DNA demethylase activity
  • oxidative RNA demethylase activity
  • ferrous iron binding
Processes
  • temperature homeostasis
  • adipose tissue development
  • DNA dealkylation involved in DNA repair
  • oxidative single-stranded DNA demethylation
  • DNA demethylation
  • oxidative demethylation
  • oxidative single-stranded RNA demethylation
  • regulation of lipid storage
  • regulation of respiratory system process
  • regulation of white fat cell proliferation
  • RNA repair
  • regulation of multicellular organism growth
Components
  • nuclear speck
  • nucleus
General FunctionOxidative rna demethylase activity
Specific FunctionDioxygenase that repairs alkylated DNA and RNA by oxidative demethylation. Has highest activity towards single-stranded RNA containing 3-methyluracil, followed by single-stranded DNA containing 3-methylthymine. Has low demethylase activity towards single-stranded DNA containing 1-methyladenine or 3-methylcytosine (PubMed:18775698, PubMed:20376003). Specifically demethylates N(6)-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA, the most prevalent internal modification of messenger RNA (mRNA) in higher eukaryotes (PubMed:22002720, PubMed:26458103). Has no activity towards 1-methylguanine. Has no detectable activity towards double-stranded DNA. Requires molecular oxygen, alpha-ketoglutarate and iron. Contributes to the regulation of the global metabolic rate, energy expenditure and energy homeostasis. Contributes to the regulation of body size and body fat accumulation (PubMed:18775698, PubMed:20376003).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ9C0B1
UniProtKB Entry NameFTO_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013935|Alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO (FTO)
ATGAAGCGCACCCCGACTGCCGAGGAACGAGAGCGCGAAGCTAAGAAACTGAGGCTTCTT
GAAGAGCTTGAAGACACTTGGCTCCCTTATCTGACCCCCAAAGATGATGAATTCTATCAG
CAGTGGCAGCTGAAATATCCTAAACTAATTCTCCGAGAAGCCAGCAGTGTATCTGAGGAG
CTCCATAAAGAGGTTCAAGAAGCCTTTCTCACACTGCACAAGCATGGCTGCTTATTTCGG
GACCTGGTTAGGATCCAAGGCAAAGATCTGCTCACTCCGGTATCTCGCATCCTCATTGGT
AATCCAGGCTGCACCTACAAGTACCTGAACACCAGGCTCTTTACGGTCCCCTGGCCAGTG
AAAGGGTCTAATATAAAACACACCGAGGCTGAAATAGCCGCTGCTTGTGAGACCTTCCTC
AAGCTCAATGACTACCTGCAGATAGAAACCATCCAGGCTTTGGAAGAACTTGCTGCCAAA
GAGAAGGCTAATGAGGATGCTGTGCCATTGTGTATGTCTGCAGATTTCCCCAGGGTTGGG
ATGGGTTCATCCTACAACGGACAAGATGAAGTGGACATTAAGAGCAGAGCAGCATACAAC
GTAACTTTGCTGAATTTCATGGATCCTCAGAAAATGCCATACCTGAAAGAGGAACCTTAT
TTTGGCATGGGGAAAATGGCAGTGAGCTGGCATCATGATGAAAATCTGGTGGACAGGTCA
GCGGTGGCAGTGTACAGTTATAGCTGTGAAGGCCCTGAAGAGGAAAGTGAGGATGACTCT
CATCTCGAAGGCAGGGATCCTGATATTTGGCATGTTGGTTTTAAGATCTCATGGGACATA
GAGACACCTGGTTTGGCGATACCCCTTCACCAAGGAGACTGCTATTTCATGCTTGATGAT
CTCAATGCCACCCACCAACACTGTGTTTTGGCCGGTTCACAACCTCGGTTTAGTTCCACC
CACCGAGTGGCAGAGTGCTCAACAGGAACCTTGGATTATATTTTACAACGCTGTCAGTTG
GCTCTGCAGAATGTCTGTGACGATGTGGACAATGATGATGTCTCTTTGAAATCCTTTGAG
CCTGCAGTTTTGAAACAAGGAGAAGAAATTCATAATGAGGTCGAGTTTGAGTGGCTGAGG
CAGTTTTGGTTTCAAGGCAATCGATACAGAAAGTGCACTGACTGGTGGTGTCAACCCATG
GCTCAACTGGAAGCACTGTGGAAGAAGATGGAGGGTGTGACAAATGCTGTGCTTCATGAA
GTTAAAAGAGAGGGGCTCCCCGTGGAACAAAGGAATGAAATCTTGACTGCCATCCTTGCC
TCGCTCACTGCACGCCAGAACCTGAGGAGAGAATGGCATGCCAGGTGCCAGTCACGAATT
GCCCGAACATTACCTGCTGATCAGAAGCCAGAATGTCGGCCATACTGGGAAAAGGATGAT
GCTTCGATGCCTCTGCCGTTTGACCTCACAGACATCGTTTCAGAACTCAGAGGTCAGCTT
CTGGAAGCAAAACCCTAG
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:24678
Chromosome Location16
LocusNot Available
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