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RNA-specific ribonucleotidyl transferases

Martin, G. and Keller, W.. (2007) RNA-specific ribonucleotidyl transferases. Rna, Vol. 13, H. 11. pp. 1834-1849.

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Abstract

RNA-specific nucleotidyl transferases (rNTrs) are a diverse family of template-independent polymerases that add ribonucleotides to the 3'-ends of RNA molecules. All rNTrs share a related active-site architecture first described for DNA polymerase beta and a catalytic mechanism conserved among DNA and RNA polymerases. The best known examples are the nuclear poly(A) polymerases involved in the 3'-end processing of eukaryotic messenger RNA precursors and the ubiquitous CCA-adding enzymes that complete the 3'-ends of tRNA molecules. In recent years, a growing number of new enzymes have been added to the list that now includes the "noncanonical" poly(A) polymerases involved in RNA quality control or in the readenylation of dormant messenger RNAs in the cytoplasm. Other members of the group are terminal uridylyl transferases adding single or multiple UMP residues in RNA-editing reactions or upon the maturation of small RNAs and poly(U) polymerases, the substrates of which are still not known. 2'-5'Oligo(A) synthetases differ from the other rNTrs by synthesizing oligonucleotides with 2'-5'-phosphodiester bonds de novo.
Faculties and Departments:05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Growth & Development
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Former Organization Units Biozentrum > Cell Biology (Keller)
UniBasel Contributors:Keller, Walter
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
ISSN:1355-8382
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
Language:English
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