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Gene FTO : fat mass and obesity associated in Sus scrofa

 See the equivalent entry at NCBI

In other species: dog , taurine cattle

Symbol: FTO

Description: fat mass and obesity associated

Type of gene: protein-coding

NCBI gene id: 100127165

Other designations: alpha-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase FTO|fat mass and obesity associated protein

Links: Homologene , Ensembl

Genomic location: 6:31564674..31177112 [Chromosome accession NC_010448.4]

References


Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2013 Cirera, S., Jensen, M.S., Elbrønd, V.S., Moesgaard, S.G., Christoffersen, B.O., Kadarmideen, H.N., Skovgaard, K., Bruun, C.V., Karlskov-Mortensen, P., Jørgensen, C.B., Fredholm, M. :
Expression studies of six human obesity-related genes in seven tissues from divergent pig breeds. Anim Genet 45:59-66, 2013. Pubmed reference: 24033492. DOI: 10.1111/age.12082.
Fontanesi, L., Russo, V. :
Nucleotide variability and haplotype heterogeneity at the porcine fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene. Anim Genet 44:96-100, 2013. Pubmed reference: 22497504. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02352.x.
2012 Dvořáková, V., Bartenschlager, H., Stratil, A., Horák, P., Stupka, R., Cítek, J., Sprysl, M., Hrdlicová, A., Geldermann, H. :
Association between polymorphism in the FTO gene and growth and carcass traits in pig crosses. Genet Sel Evol 44:13, 2012. Pubmed reference: 22510482. DOI: 10.1186/1297-9686-44-13.
2011 Huang, J., Yang, Y., Liu, G., Zhang, J., Dong, X., Bai, Y., Fang, M. :
Molecular cloning and characterization of the porcine FTO promoter and coding regions. Mol Biol Rep 38:2855-62, 2011. Pubmed reference: 21104140. DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0431-5.
2010 Fan, B., Lkhagvadorj, S., Cai, W., Young, J., Smith, R.M., Dekkers, J.C., Huff-Lonergan, E., Lonergan, S.M., Rothschild, M.F. :
Identification of genetic markers associated with residual feed intake and meat quality traits in the pig. Meat Sci 84:645-50, 2010. Pubmed reference: 20374837. DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2009.10.025.
Fontanesi, L., Scotti, E., Buttazzoni, L., Dall'Olio, S., Bagnato, A., Lo Fiego, D.P., Davoli, R., Russo, V. :
Confirmed association between a single nucleotide polymorphism in the FTO gene and obesity-related traits in heavy pigs. Mol Biol Rep 37:461-6, 2010. Pubmed reference: 19649729. DOI: 10.1007/s11033-009-9638-8.
Huang, J., Liu, G., Liu, Y., Yao, Y., Wu, K., Fang, M. :
Splice variant identification and expression analysis of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene in intact and castrated male pigs. DNA Cell Biol 29:729-33, 2010. Pubmed reference: 20731605. DOI: 10.1089/dna.2009.1004.
Madsen, M.B., Birck, M.M., Fredholm, M., Cirera, S. :
Expression studies of the obesity candidate gene FTO in pig. Anim Biotechnol 21:51-63, 2010. Pubmed reference: 20024787. DOI: 10.1080/10495390903381792.
2009 Fan, B., Du, Z.Q., Rothschild, M.F. :
The fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene is associated with intramuscular fat content and growth rate in the pig. Anim Biotechnol 20:58-70, 2009. Pubmed reference: 19370455. DOI: 10.1080/10495390902800792.
Fontanesi, L., Scotti, E., Buttazzoni, L., Davoli, R., Russo, V. :
The porcine fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene is associated with fat deposition in Italian Duroc pigs. Anim Genet 40:90-3, 2009. Pubmed reference: 18786155. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2008.01777.x.