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CATH Superfamily 3.30.70.270

Reverse transcriptase/Diguanylate cyclase domain

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FunFam 137: Pol polyprotein

There are 3 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
RNA-directed DNA polymerase. [EC: 2.7.7.49]
Deoxynucleoside triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1).
  • Catalyzes RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of a DNA strand by one deoxynucleotide at a time.
  • Cannot initiate a chain de novo.
  • Requires a RNA or DNA primer.
  • DNA can also serve as template.
  • See also EC 2.7.7.7.
 3 P03371 P11204 P32542
Retroviral ribonuclease H. [EC: 3.1.26.13]
Endohydrolysis of RNA in RNA/DNA hybrids. Three different cleavage modes: 1. sequence-specific internal cleavage of RNA. Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and Moloney murine leukemia virus enzymes prefer to cleave the RNA strand one nucleotide away from the RNA-DNA junction. 2. RNA 5'-end directed cleavage 13-19 nucleotides from the RNA end. 3. DNA 3'-end directed cleavage 15-20 nucleotides away from the primer terminus.
  • Retroviral reverse transcriptase is a multifunctional enzyme responsible for viral replication.
  • To perform this task the enzyme combines two distinct activities.
  • The polymerase domain (EC 2.7.7.49) occupies the N-terminal two- thirds of the reverse transcriptase whereas the ribonuclease H domain comprises the C-terminal remaining one-third.
  • The RNase H domain of Moloney murine leukemia virus and Human immunodeficiency virus display two metal binding sites.
 3 P03371 P11204 P32542
Exoribonuclease H. [EC: 3.1.13.2]
3'-end directed exonucleolytic cleavage of viral RNA-DNA hybrid.
  • This is a secondary reaction to the RNA 5'-end directed cleavage 13-19 nucleotides from the RNA end performed by EC 3.1.26.13.
 3 P03371 P11204 P32542
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