Nucleotidyl transferase

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Nucleotidyl transferase
Identifier
Gene name (s)	pole; RT
Enzyme classification
EC, category	2.7.7. ,  Transferase
Response type	Transfer of nucleotides
Substrate	DNA (n), RNA (n); Nucleotide
Products	DNA (n + 1), RNA (n + 1)
Occurrence
Parent taxon	Creature

Nucleotidyltransferases are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of nucleotides to target structures, for example a growing nucleic acid chain . Typical representatives of this group are DNA polymerases or reverse transcriptases . The nucleotidyl transferases are central and essential for the replication of the genome of living beings and viruses. Some of the enzymes also perform repair tasks.

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