Pseudouridine kinase

Definition:

EC Tree > 2 Transferases > 2.7 Transferring phosphorus-containing groups > 2.7.1 Phosphotransferases with an alcohol group as acceptor > 2.7.1.83 pseudouridine kinase
Pseudouridine kinase is the modified-nucleoside-salvage kinase. It phosphorylates pseudouridine on the 5'-hydroxyl, releasing ADP and pseudouridine 5'-phosphate, salvaging the abundant tRNA/rRNA modification pseudouridine. Expected in Eukaryota and Bacteria.

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