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TRNT1

tRNA-nucleotidyltransferase 1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TRNT1 gene. This enzyme adds the nucleotide sequence CCA to the 3' end of tRNA, using ATP and CTP as substrates. The sequence creates the binding site for an amino acid.

Last revised
Jun 22, 2026
Read time
≈ 3 min
Length
683 w
Citations
12
Source
TRNT1
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesTRNT1, CCA1, MtCCA, CGI-47, SIFD, tRNA nucleotidyl transferase 1, RPEM
External IDsOMIM: 612907; MGI: 1917297; HomoloGene: 9333; GeneCards: TRNT1; OMA:TRNT1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001302946
NM_016000
NM_182916

NM_001242358
NM_001242360
NM_027296

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001289875
NP_886552
NP_001354250
NP_001354251
NP_001354252

NP_001229287
NP_001229289
NP_081572

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 3.13 – 3.15 MbChr 6: 106.75 – 106.76 Mb
PubMed search34
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tRNA-nucleotidyltransferase 1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the TRNT1 gene.567 This enzyme adds the nucleotide sequence CCA to the 3' end of tRNA, using ATP and CTP as substrates. The sequence creates the binding site for an amino acid.8

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000072756Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000013736Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Lai CH, Chou CY, Ch'ang LY, Liu CS, Lin W (Aug 2000). "Identification of novel human genes evolutionarily conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans by comparative proteomics". Genome Res. 10 (5): 703–13. doi:10.1101/gr.10.5.703. PMC 310876. PMID 10810093.
  6. Nagaike T, Suzuki T, Tomari Y, Takemoto-Hori C, Negayama F, Watanabe K, Ueda T (Oct 2001). "Identification and characterization of mammalian mitochondrial tRNA nucleotidyltransferases". J Biol Chem. 276 (43): 40041–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M106202200. PMID 11504732.
  7. "Entrez Gene: TRNT1 tRNA nucleotidyl transferase, CCA-adding, 1".
  8. Lizano E, Scheibe M, Rammelt C, Betat H, Mörl M (May 2008). "A comparative analysis of CCA-adding enzymes from human and E. coli: differences in CCA addition and tRNA 3'-end repair". Biochimie. 90 (5): 762–72. doi:10.1016/j.biochi.2007.12.007. PMID 18226598.
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