Reserved Sandbox 329: Difference between revisions

== '''Uridylyl transferases''' ==

Terminal uridylyl transferases (TUTases) belong to a superfamily of polymerase ß nucleotidyl transferases.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> TUTases have been isolated from ''Trypanosoma brucei'' and also ''Leishmania'' ssp, parasites causing diseases in humans such as African Sleeping Sickness.<ref>PMID:11893335</ref> TUTases function in RNA editing; more specifically they catalyze the reaction that adds UMP to a RNA substrate. Trypanosomal TUTases have RNA substrates that are shown to select for cognate nucleosides and provide a metal ion binding site for Mg²⁺ ions.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref>

 

 

The uridylyl transferase bound [[ligand]] is an <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Ligand/4'>ATP complex</scene> with two Mg²⁺ ions, however many TUTases involved in RNA editing are shown to exhibit preference for binding to UTP instead.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Three <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are conserved in TUTases, and are required for coordinating the Mg²⁺ ions in some TUTases. <ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> Thus, these <scene name='Reserved_Sandbox_329/Asp/1'>aspartate residues</scene> are vital in catalyzing this reaction.