Gallus_gallusFamily: A_deamin Number of Genes: 6
Ensembl IDSymbolEntrez IDRBD RBPome PRIExpresion PathwayPhenotype ParalogOrthologGO
ADAT1
ADARB2
ADARB1
ADAR1
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Introduction

Pfam

Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs) can deaminate adenosine to form inosine. In long double-stranded RNA, this process is non-specific; it occurs site-specifically in RNA transcripts. The former is important in defence against viruses, whereas the latter may affect splicing or untranslated regions. They are primarily nuclear proteins, but a longer isoform of ADAR1 is found predominantly in the cytoplasm. ADARs are derived from the Tad1-like tRNA deaminases that are present across eukaryotes. These in turn belong to the nucleotide/nucleic acid deaminase superfamily and are characterized by a distinct insert between the two conserved cysteines that are involved in binding zinc [2].

InterPro

Editase (EC) are enzymes that alter mRNA by catalyzing the site-selective deamination of adenosine residue into inosine residue. The editase domain contains the active site and binds three Zn atoms [PUBMED:9159072].

Reference

  1. Keegan LP, Leroy A, Sproul D, O'Connell MA; , Genome Biol 2004;5:209.: Adenosine deaminases acting on RNA (ADARs): RNA-editing enzymes. PUBMED:14759252 EPMC:14759252 .

  2. Iyer LM, Zhang D, Rogozin IB, Aravind L;, Nucleic Acids Res. 2011; [Epub ahead of print]: Evolution of the deaminase fold and multiple origins of eukaryotic editing and mutagenic nucleic acid deaminases from bacterial toxin systems. PUBMED:21890906 EPMC:21890906.