Gene FTO : fat mass and obesity associated in Canis lupus familiaris

See the equivalent entry at NCBI

In other species: taurine cattle , pig

Symbol: FTO

Description: fat mass and obesity associated

Type of gene: protein-coding

NCBI gene id: 478125

Other designations: alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO|U6 small nuclear RNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N(6)-)-demethylase FTO|U6 small nuclear RNA N(6)-methyladenosine-demethylase FTO|fat mass and obesity-associated protein|m6A(m)-demethylase FTO|mRNA (2'-O-methyladenosine-N(6)-)-demethylase FTO|mRNA N(6)-methyladenosine demethylase FTO|tRNA N1-methyl adenine demethylase FTO

Links: Homologene , Ensembl

Genomic location: 2:62621914..62193054 [Chromosome accession NC_051806.1]

Reference


2011 Grzes, M., Szczerbal, I., Fijak-Nowak, H., Szydlowski, M., Switonski, M. :
Two candidate genes (FTO and INSIG2) for fat accumulation in four canids: chromosome mapping, gene polymorphisms and association studies of body and skin weight of red foxes. Cytogenet Genome Res 135:25-32, 2011. Pubmed reference: 21846970. DOI: 10.1159/000330457.