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== INTRODUCTION == | == INTRODUCTION == | ||
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 | 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> Trypanosomal TUTases have RNA substrates that are shown to select for cognate nucleosides and provide a metal ion binding site for Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions. TUTases function in RNA editing; they add UMP to the 3' hydroxyl group.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> | ||
== STRUCTURE == | == STRUCTURE == | ||
