Search for:

Menu

Skip to content

Home
About 3Dciencia

3dciencia

visual life sciences

Month: September 2015

FTO Fat mass obesity associated protein

FTO protein is an AlkB-like DNA/RNA demethylase with a strong preference for 3-methylthymidine (3-meT) (spheres model, methyl carbon in green) in single-stranded DNA (yellow strand) or 3-methyluracil (3-meU) in single-stranded RNA. Recent studies have unequivocally associated the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene with the risk of obesity.

Blog at WordPress.com.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy