Accepted name: tRNA pseudouridine38-40 synthase
Reaction: tRNA uridine38-40 = tRNA pseudouridine38-40
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Other name(s): TruA; tRNA pseudouridine synthase I; PSUI; hisT (gene name)
Systematic name: tRNA-uridine38-40 uracil mutase
Comments: The uridylate residues at positions 38, 39 and 40 of nearly all tRNAs are isomerized to pseudouridine. TruA specifically modifies uridines at positions 38, 39, and/or 40 in the anticodon stem loop of tRNAs with highly divergent sequences and structures [1].
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 61506-89-6
References:
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