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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
1.6.4.1 created 1961, deleted 2002
1.6.4.2 created 1961, modified 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.4.3 created 1961, modified 1976, deleted 1983
1.6.4.4 created 1965, deleted 2002
1.6.4.5 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.4.6 created 1972, deleted 2002
1.6.4.7 created 1978, deleted 2002
1.6.4.8 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.6.4.9 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.6.4.10 created 1992, deleted 2002
1.14.11.5 created 1972, deleted 1976