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EC 1.14.11.53 Details
EC number
1.14.11.53
Accepted name
mRNA N6-methyladenine demethylase
Reaction
N6-methyladenine in mRNA + 2-oxoglutarate + O2 = adenine in mRNA + formaldehyde + succinate + CO2
Other name(s)
ALKBH5, FTO
Systematic name
mRNA-N6-methyladenosine,2-oxoglutarate:oxygen oxidoreductase (formaldehyde-forming)
Comment
Contains iron(II). Catalyses oxidative demethylation of mRNA N6-methyladenine. The FTO enzyme from human can also demethylate N3-methylthymine from single stranded DNA and N3-methyluridine from single stranded RNA [1,2] with low activity [3].
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976
1.14.17.2 created 1972, deleted 1984