Enzyme
apobec deaminases
Definitions related to apobec deaminases:
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A family of conserved cytidine deaminases that catalyze the DEAMINATION of CYTIDINE to URIDINE. They are characterized by N and C-terminal zinc-dependent catalytic domains and have important functions in RNA EDITING; EPIGENTIC PROCESSES; and the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE against viruses.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(apobec family protein) A family of enzymes involved in cytidine deamination, which converts cytidine into uracil, in DNA or RNA. These enzymes play a role in mRNA editing and retroviral host defenses.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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