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Hepatic FTO is dispensable for the regulation of metabolism but counteracts HCC development in vivo.
Molecular metabolism - 1 Dec 2020
Mittenbühler Melanie J, Saedler Katarzyna, Nolte Hendrik, Kern Lara, Zhou Jun, Qian Shu-Bing, Meder Lydia, Ullrich Roland T, Brüning Jens C, Wunderlich F Thomas
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OBJECTIVE: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the FTO gene encoding an m6Am and an m6A demethylase are associated with obesity. Moreover, recent studies have linked a dysregulation of m6A modifications and its machinery, including FTO, to the development of several forms of cancers. However, the functional role of hepatic FTO in metabolism and the development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a...
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