Medical Definition of Mrna guanylyltransferase
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Catalyses transfer of GMP residue from GTP to 5' end of RNA to form cap structure identified as g(5')pppn; can also modify synthetic poly(a) and poly(g) to form m7g(5')pppan and m7g(5')pppgn; see also capping enzyme, vaccinia virus
Registry number: EC 2.7.7.50
Synonym: RNA guanylyltransferase, m-RNA guanylyltransferase, GTP mRNA guanylyltransferase, mRNA capping enzyme, mRNA 5'-guanylyltransferase, cgt1 gene product, ceg1 gene product
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mrna Guanylyltransferase
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