Fasting induced cytoplasmic Fto expression in some neurons of rat hypothalamus.

Fat mass and obesity associated protein (Fto) is a nucleic acid demethylase, with a preference for thymine or uracil, according to the recent structural data. This fact suggests that methylated single-stranded RNA, rather than DNA, may be the primary Fto substrate. Fto is abundantly expressed in all...

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Main Authors: Predrag Vujovic, Stefan Stamenkovic, Nebojsa Jasnic, Iva Lakic, Sinisa F Djurasevic, Gordana Cvijic, Jelena Djordjevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3646013?pdf=render