Reserved Sandbox 329: Difference between revisions
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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'' 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 adding 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 Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions | 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 adding 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 Mg<sup>2+</sup> ions.<ref name="primary citation">PMID:17785418</ref> | ||
{{STRUCTURE_2q0d | PDB=2q0d | SCENE=Reserved_Sandbox_329/Scene1/1}} | {{STRUCTURE_2q0d | PDB=2q0d | SCENE=Reserved_Sandbox_329/Scene1/1}} | ||
