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Telomerase can act as a template- and RNA-independent terminal transferase

机译:端粒酶可以充当独立于模板和RNA的末端转移酶

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Telomerase is a special reverse transcriptase that extends one strand of the telomere repeat by using a template embedded in an RNA subunit. Like other polymerases, telomerase is believed to use a pair of divalent metal ions (coordinated by a triad of aspartic acid residues) for catalyzing nucleotide addition. Here we show that, in the presence of manganese, both yeast and human telomerase can switch to a template- and RNA-independent mode of DNA synthesis, acting in effect as a terminal transferase. Even as a terminal transferase, yeast telomerase retains a species-dependent preference for GT-rich, telomere-like DNA on the 5' end of the substrate. The terminal transferase activity of telomerase may account for some of the hitherto unexplained effects of telomerase overexpression on cell physiology.
机译:端粒酶是一种特殊的逆转录酶,它通过使用嵌入RNA亚基的模板来延伸端粒重复序列的一条链。与其他聚合酶一样,端粒酶被认为使用一对二价金属离子(由天冬氨酸残基的三联体配位)催化核苷酸的添加。在这里,我们表明,在锰的存在下,酵母和人类端粒酶都可以切换为DNA合成的模板和RNA无关模式,实际上起末端转移酶的作用。即使作为末端转移酶,酵母端粒酶在底物的5'端仍保留了丰富的GT端粒样DNA的物种依赖性。端粒酶的末端转移酶活性可能解释了端粒酶过表达对细胞生理学的某些迄今无法解释的影响。

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