FTO m6A demethylase in obesity and cancer: implications and underlying molecular mechanisms

SK Azzam, H Alsafar, AA Sajini - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) is the first reported RNA N6-
methyladenosine (m6A) demethylase in eukaryotic cells. m6A is considered as the most …

[HTML][HTML] Ghrelin

TD Müller, R Nogueiras, ML Andermann… - Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background The gastrointestinal peptide hormone ghrelin was discovered in 1999 as the
endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Increasing evidence …

The bigger picture of FTO—the first GWAS-identified obesity gene

RJF Loos, GSH Yeo - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2014 - nature.com
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that cluster in the first intron of fat mass and
obesity associated (FTO) gene are associated obesity traits in genome-wide association …

Overexpression of Fto leads to increased food intake and results in obesity

C Church, L Moir, F McMurray, C Girard, GT Banks… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies have identified SNPs within FTO, the human fat mass and
obesity–associated gene, that are strongly associated with obesity. Individuals homozygous …

A link between FTO, ghrelin, and impaired brain food-cue responsivity

E Karra, OG O'Daly, AI Choudhury… - The Journal of …, 2013 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Polymorphisms in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) are associated with
human obesity and obesity-prone behaviors, including increased food intake and a …

Inactivation of the Fto gene protects from obesity

J Fischer, L Koch, C Emmerling, J Vierkotten, T Peters… - Nature, 2009 - nature.com
Several independent, genome-wide association studies have identified a strong correlation
between body mass index and polymorphisms in the human FTO gene,,,. Common variants …

Current review of genetics of human obesity: from molecular mechanisms to an evolutionary perspective

D Albuquerque, E Stice, R Rodríguez-López… - Molecular genetics and …, 2015 - Springer
It is well-known that obesity is a complex multifactorial and heterogeneous condition with an
important genetic component. Recently, major advances in obesity research emerged …

The biological control of voluntary exercise, spontaneous physical activity and daily energy expenditure in relation to obesity: human and rodent perspectives

T Garland Jr, H Schutz, MA Chappell… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.biologists.com
Mammals expend energy in many ways, including basic cellular maintenance and repair,
digestion, thermoregulation, locomotion, growth and reproduction. These processes can …

The genetics of obesity: FTO leads the way

KA Fawcett, I Barroso - Trends in genetics, 2010 - cell.com
In 2007, an association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the fat mass and
obesity-associated (FTO) gene region with body mass index (BMI) and risk of obesity was …

Crystal structure of the FTO protein reveals basis for its substrate specificity

Z Han, T Niu, J Chang, X Lei, M Zhao, Q Wang… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Abstract Recent studies,,,, have unequivocally associated the fat mass and obesity-
associated (FTO) gene with the risk of obesity. In vitro FTO protein is an AlkB-like DNA/RNA …