Gene: FTO

79068
ALKBH9|BMIQ14|GDFD
FTO, alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase
protein-coding
16q12.2
Ensembl:ENSG00000140718 MIM:610966 Vega:OTTHUMG00000158780 UniprotKB:Q9C0B1
NG_012969.1
PubMed|SNP Mapped
ND|AD
37   
NA (AD)  NA (ND)   (Frontal_Cortex)
1.872e-1 (AD)  1.253e-1 (ND)

ANCO-SNPs

SNP ID Position Alleles Trait Variation Type
rs16953047chr16:54096258 (GRCh38.p7)G>Talcohol dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)
rs16952906chr16:54049255 (GRCh38.p7)T>Cnicotine dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)
rs2302673chr16:54034209 (GRCh38.p7)T>Cnicotine dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)
rs13331869chr16:54032082 (GRCh38.p7)T>Anicotine dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)
rs1362571chr16:53877858 (GRCh38.p7)G>A / G>Talcohol dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)
rs10521308chr16:53831214 (GRCh38.p7)G>Anicotine dependenceSNV(Single Nucleotide Variation)

DNA Methylation

Probe Locus(GRCh37) Gene Region p-val Trait PubMed ID
cg26580413chr16:54025348FTO1.020e-8Maternal smoking in pregnancy27040690

Gene Expression in Different Tissues

Temporal and Spatial Expressions (BrainSpan)

Footnote:
SC: sub-cortical regions; SM: sensory-motor regions; FC: frontal cortex; and TP: temporal-parietal cortex
ST1: fetal (13 - 26 postconception weeks), ST2: early infancy to late childhood (4 months to 11 years), and ST3: adolescence to adulthood (13 - 23 years)
The bar shown representes average value of the expressions.

Top Co-expressed Genes in Brain-Frontal Cortex (BA9) (GTEx v7)

Top 10 positively co-expressed genes

Gene Symbol Pearson Correlation Coefficient
FBXO110.942
IDH3A0.939
PITPNB0.936
NEU30.935
SLC12A60.935
USP320.935
CDKL20.933
SMAP10.932
UBE4A0.922
MTPN0.921

Top 10 negatively co-expressed genes

Gene Symbol Pearson Correlation Coefficient
S100A1-0.444
RAB13-0.438
ROM1-0.428
BCL7C-0.423
AKR1C3-0.418
CSAG1-0.413
HIST1H1C-0.402
COPZ2-0.4
RARRES2-0.399
PPP1R14B-0.399

Drugs/Compounds

ID Drug Name Drug Type CAS Num Status Role
DB11638ArtenimolSmall Molecule71939-50-9Approved|InvestigationalTarget
ID Drug Name Action PubMed
D016604Aflatoxin B1Aflatoxin B1 affects the expression of FTO protein20106945
D016604Aflatoxin B1Aflatoxin B1 results in decreased methylation of FTO gene27153756
D018501Antirheumatic AgentsAntirheumatic Agents results in increased expression of FTO mRNA24449571
D001564Benzo(a)pyreneBenzo(a)pyrene results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA20106945|2163298
D0151237,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide"7,8-Dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo(a)pyrene 9,10-oxide results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA"26238291
C006780bisphenol A[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol A] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
C006780bisphenol Abisphenol A results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA26063408
C006780bisphenol Abisphenol A results in increased expression of FTO mRNA26063408
C006780bisphenol Abisphenol A results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA25181051
C006780bisphenol Abisphenol A results in increased methylation of FTO gene28505145
C000611646bisphenol F[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol F] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
C018475butyraldehydebutyraldehyde results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA26079696
D003907DexamethasoneDexamethasone inhibits the reaction [RX3 gene mutant form affects the expression of FTO mRNA]27941970
D003907Dexamethasone[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol A] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D003907Dexamethasone[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol F] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D002945CisplatinCisplatin results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA19561079|2759478
C000944dicrotophosdicrotophos results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28302478
D004041Dietary FatsFTO polymorphism affects the susceptibility to Dietary Fats21798115
D004041Dietary FatsDietary Fats results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA18042831
C039060dihydroartemisinindihydroartemisinin analog binds to FTO protein26340163
D004791Enzyme Inhibitors[Enzyme Inhibitors results in decreased activity of OGA protein] which results in increased O-linked glycosylation of FTO protein23301498
D005557FormaldehydeFormaldehyde results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA23649840
D007213Indomethacin[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol A] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D007213Indomethacin[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol F] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D007213IndomethacinIndomethacin results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28201806
C051890irinotecanirinotecan analog results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA18927307
D0150561-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol A] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D0150561-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine[INS protein co-treated with Dexamethasone co-treated with 1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine co-treated with Indomethacin co-treated with bisphenol F] results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28628672
D007854LeadLead results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA19921347
D008741Methyl MethanesulfonateMethyl Methanesulfonate results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA26011545
D018817N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine"N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine results in increased expression of FTO mRNA"20188158
C030110oxaliplatin[oxaliplatin co-treated with Topotecan] results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA25729387
D000073878Palm OilPalm Oil results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA18042831
C046012pentanalpentanal results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA26079696
C009277sodium arsenatesodium arsenate results in increased expression of FTO mRNA21795629
D012969Sodium FluorideSodium Fluoride results in increased expression of FTO protein28918527
D012999SomanSoman results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA19281266
D013749TetrachlorodibenzodioxinTetrachlorodibenzodioxin affects the expression of FTO mRNA21570461
D014028Tobacco Smoke PollutionTobacco Smoke Pollution results in increased expression of FTO mRNA28065790
D019772Topotecan[oxaliplatin co-treated with Topotecan] results in decreased expression of FTO mRNA25729387
D014635Valproic AcidValproic Acid affects the expression of FTO mRNA25979313
D014635Valproic AcidValproic Acid results in decreased methylation of FTO gene29154799
D014635Valproic AcidValproic Acid results in increased expression of FTO mRNA23179753|2718838
D014638VanadatesVanadates results in increased expression of FTO mRNA22714537
D015034Zinc OxideZinc Oxide analog results in increased expression of FTO mRNA27215404

GO/Pathway

GO ID GO Term Qualifier Evidence PubMed
GO:0008198ferrous iron binding-IDA20376003  
GO:0035515oxidative RNA demethylase activity-IDA18775698  22002720  
GO:0035515oxidative RNA demethylase activity-TAS-  
GO:0035516oxidative DNA demethylase activity-IDA18775698  20376003  
GO:0043734DNA-N1-methyladenine dioxygenase activity-IDA20376003  
GO:1990931RNA N6-methyladenosine dioxygenase activity-IMP26458103  
GO ID GO Term Qualifier Evidence PubMed
GO:0001659temperature homeostasis-IEA-  
GO:0006307DNA dealkylation involved in DNA repair-IDA18775698  20376003  
GO:0006307DNA dealkylation involved in DNA repair-TAS-  
GO:0010883regulation of lipid storage-IMP26287746  
GO:0035552oxidative single-stranded DNA demethylation-IDA18775698  20376003  
GO:0035553oxidative single-stranded RNA demethylation-IDA18775698  22002720  
GO:0035553oxidative single-stranded RNA demethylation-IMP26458103  
GO:0040014regulation of multicellular organism growth-IEA-  
GO:0042245RNA repair-IDA18775698  
GO:0044065regulation of respiratory system process-IEA-  
GO:0060612adipose tissue development-IEA-  
GO:0070350regulation of white fat cell proliferation-IEA-  
GO:0070989oxidative demethylation-IDA18775698  
GO:0080111DNA demethylation-IDA18775698  
GO:0090335regulation of brown fat cell differentiation-IMP26287746  
GO ID GO Term Qualifier Evidence PubMed
GO:0005634nucleus-IDA26458103  
GO:0005634nucleus-ISS17991826  
GO:0005654nucleoplasm-TAS-  
GO:0016607nuclear speck-IDA22002720  
KEGG ID KEGG Term
Reactome ID Reactome Term Evidence
R-HSA-73894DNA RepairTAS
R-HSA-73942DNA Damage ReversalTAS
R-HSA-73943Reversal of alkylation damage by DNA dioxygenasesTAS

Interactions (STRING v10.5, Interaction Score >= 0.400)

Publications (Co-occurrence of gene symbol strings and ANCO-Dependence terms)

PMID Title (Year) Author Journal
25101807Fat mass and obesity-associated obesity-risk genotype is associated with lower foetal growth: an effect that is reversed in the offspring of smoking mothers. (2012 Feb)Marsh JAJ Dev Orig Health Dis
21357378Body mass index and obesity- and diabetes-associated genotypes and risk for pancreatic cancer. (2011 May)Tang HCancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
22235250Quantile-specific penetrance of genes affecting lipoproteins, adiposity and height. (2012)Williams PTPLoS One
18833210The FTO gene and obesity in a large Eastern European population sample: the HAPIEE study. (2008 Dec)Hubacek JAObesity (Silver Spring)
25510251GNB3 and FTO Polymorphisms and Pregnancy Weight Gain in Black Women. (2015 Jul)Groth SWBiol Res Nurs
25916125[Pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer and obesity: hypothesis and facts]. (2014)Grigor'eva INEksp Klin Gastroenterol
27146691Risk of obesity and metabolic syndrome associated with FTO gene variants discloses clinically relevant gender difference among Turks. (2016 Jun)Guclu-Geyik FMol Biol Rep
19214238Fatness-associated FTO gene variant increases mortality independent of fatness--in cohorts of Danish men. (2009)Zimmermann EPLoS One
18317470NYD-SP18 is associated with obesity in the NHLBI Family Heart Study. (2008 Jun)Wilk JBInt J Obes (Lond)
23784909Risk factors and outcomes of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy. (2013 May)Gaillard RObesity (Silver Spring)
29375034Diet/lifestyle and risk of diabetes and glycemic traits: a Mendelian randomization study. (2018 Jan 29)Ding RLipids Health Dis
21989907Association of the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism with obesity in Roma/Gypsy population. (2012 Jan)Macekova SAm J Phys Anthropol
25014319Candidate gene study for smoking, alcohol use, and body weight in a sample of pregnant women. (2015 May)Wehby GLJ Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
28167353Genetic risk analysis of coronary artery disease in Pakistani subjects using a genetic risk score of 21 variants. (2017 Mar)Shahid SUAtherosclerosis
23701534Genetic instrumental variable studies of effects of prenatal risk factors. (2013)Wehby GLBiodemography Soc Biol
22157232Lack of an association between three tagging SNPs within the FTO gene and smoking behavior. (2012 Aug)Hubacek JANicotine Tob Res
26555680The fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene variant rs9939609 predicts long-term incidence of cardiovascular disease and related death independent of the traditional risk factors. (2015)Aijala MAnn Med
23978819Generalization of adiposity genetic loci to US Hispanic women. (2013 Aug 26)Graff MNutr Diabetes
23835106Association between variations in the fat mass and obesity-associated gene and pancreatic cancer risk: a case-control study in Japan. (2013 Jul 8)Lin YBMC Cancer
23771786Genetic variants in the fat mass- and obesity-associated (FTO) gene are associated with alcohol dependence. (2013 Oct)Wang LJ Mol Neurosci
27905213Hepatic, lipid and genetic factors associated with obesity: crosstalk with alcohol dependence? (2017 Mar)Goodyear KWorld J Biol Psychiatry
23512716Association between obesity-related gene FTO and ADHD. (2013 Dec)Choudhry ZObesity (Silver Spring)
24532085The fat mass and obesity-associated FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with elevated homocysteine levels in patients with multiple sclerosis screened for vascular risk factors. (2014 Jun)Davis WMetab Brain Dis
19020324Clinical risk factors, DNA variants, and the development of type 2 diabetes. (2008 Nov 20)Lyssenko VN Engl J Med
26105235OS021. Risk factors and outcomes of maternal obesity and excessive weight gain during pregnancy. (2012 Jul)Gaillard RPregnancy Hypertens
25265168Inverse association between obesity predisposing FTO genotype and completed suicide. (2014)Chojnicka IPLoS One
28384342Assessing gene-environment interaction effects of FTO, MC4R and lifestyle factors on obesity using an extreme phenotype sampling design: Results from the HUNT study. (2017)Bjornland TPLoS One
23311614Effects of smoking on the genetic risk of obesity: the population architecture using genomics and epidemiology study. (2013 Jan 11)Fesinmeyer MDBMC Med Genet
21182554Inverse association of the obesity predisposing FTO rs9939609 genotype with alcohol consumption and risk for alcohol dependence. (2011 Apr)Sobczyk-Kopciol AAddiction
19329528Relation of age-related cataract with obesity and obesity genes in an Asian population. (2009 May 15)Lim LSAm J Epidemiol
25155933Familial risk for alcohol dependence and developmental changes in BMI: the moderating influence of addiction and obesity genes. (2014 Jul)Lichenstein SDPharmacogenomics
22413044Interactions between the FTO rs9939609 polymorphism, body mass index, and lifestyle-related factors on metabolic syndrome risk. (2012 Feb)Baik INutr Res Pract
27701175Evaluation of the Obesity Genes FTO and MC4R for Contribution to the Risk of Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke in a Chinese Population. (2016)Song ZObes Facts
29469022Obesity candidate genes, gestational weight gain, and body weight changes in pregnant women. (2018 Apr)Groth SWNutrition
20031593The FTO gene is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile and myocardial infarction in patients with type 2 diabetes: a Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research Study in Tayside Scotland (Go-DARTS) study. (2009 Jun)Doney ASCirc Cardiovasc Genet
22829130Direct genetic effects and their estimation from matched case-control data. (2012 Sep)Berzuini CGenet Epidemiol
18599522FTO variants are associated with obesity in the Chinese and Malay populations in Singapore. (2008 Oct)Tan JTDiabetes