Telomerase reverse transcriptase

Details

Name
Telomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.49
  • EST2
  • HEST2
  • TCS1
  • Telomerase catalytic subunit
  • Telomerase-associated protein 2
  • TP2
  • TRT
Gene Name
TERT
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004809|Telomerase reverse transcriptase
MPRAPRCRAVRSLLRSHYREVLPLATFVRRLGPQGWRLVQRGDPAAFRALVAQCLVCVPW
DARPPPAAPSFRQVSCLKELVARVLQRLCERGAKNVLAFGFALLDGARGGPPEAFTTSVR
SYLPNTVTDALRGSGAWGLLLRRVGDDVLVHLLARCALFVLVAPSCAYQVCGPPLYQLGA
ATQARPPPHASGPRRRLGCERAWNHSVREAGVPLGLPAPGARRRGGSASRSLPLPKRPRR
GAAPEPERTPVGQGSWAHPGRTRGPSDRGFCVVSPARPAEEATSLEGALSGTRHSHPSVG
RQHHAGPPSTSRPPRPWDTPCPPVYAETKHFLYSSGDKEQLRPSFLLSSLRPSLTGARRL
VETIFLGSRPWMPGTPRRLPRLPQRYWQMRPLFLELLGNHAQCPYGVLLKTHCPLRAAVT
PAAGVCAREKPQGSVAAPEEEDTDPRRLVQLLRQHSSPWQVYGFVRACLRRLVPPGLWGS
RHNERRFLRNTKKFISLGKHAKLSLQELTWKMSVRDCAWLRRSPGVGCVPAAEHRLREEI
LAKFLHWLMSVYVVELLRSFFYVTETTFQKNRLFFYRKSVWSKLQSIGIRQHLKRVQLRE
LSEAEVRQHREARPALLTSRLRFIPKPDGLRPIVNMDYVVGARTFRREKRAERLTSRVKA
LFSVLNYERARRPGLLGASVLGLDDIHRAWRTFVLRVRAQDPPPELYFVKVDVTGAYDTI
PQDRLTEVIASIIKPQNTYCVRRYAVVQKAAHGHVRKAFKSHVSTLTDLQPYMRQFVAHL
QETSPLRDAVVIEQSSSLNEASSGLFDVFLRFMCHHAVRIRGKSYVQCQGIPQGSILSTL
LCSLCYGDMENKLFAGIRRDGLLLRLVDDFLLVTPHLTHAKTFLRTLVRGVPEYGCVVNL
RKTVVNFPVEDEALGGTAFVQMPAHGLFPWCGLLLDTRTLEVQSDYSSYARTSIRASLTF
NRGFKAGRNMRRKLFGVLRLKCHSLFLDLQVNSLQTVCTNIYKILLLQAYRFHACVLQLP
FHQQVWKNPTFFLRVISDTASLCYSILKAKNAGMSLGAKGAAGPLPSEAVQWLCHQAFLL
KLTRHRVTYVPLLGSLRTAQTQLSRKLPGTTLTALEAAANPALPSDFKTILD
Number of residues
1132
Molecular Weight
126995.435
Theoretical pI
11.08
GO Classification
Functions
DNA binding / metal ion binding / nucleotidyltransferase activity / protein homodimerization activity / RNA binding / RNA-directed DNA polymerase activity / telomerase activity / telomerase RNA binding / telomerase RNA reverse transcriptase activity / telomeric DNA binding / transcription coactivator binding / tRNA binding
Processes
cellular response to hypoxia / DNA biosynthetic process / DNA strand elongation / mitochondrion organization / negative regulation of cellular senescence / negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand / negative regulation of gene expression / negative regulation of production of siRNA involved in RNA interference / positive regulation of hair cycle / positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity / positive regulation of pri-miRNA transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter / positive regulation of protein binding / positive regulation of protein localization to nucleolus / positive regulation of stem cell proliferation / positive regulation of Wnt signaling pathway / production of siRNA involved in RNA interference / regulation of protein stability / replicative senescence / RNA biosynthetic process / RNA-dependent DNA replication / telomere maintenance / telomere maintenance via telomerase / transcription, RNA-templated
Components
chromosome, telomeric region / mitochondrial nucleoid / nuclear telomere cap complex / nucleolus / nucleoplasm / nucleus / PML body / RNA-directed RNA polymerase complex / telomerase catalytic core complex / telomerase holoenzyme complex / TERT-RMRP complex
General Function
Trna binding
Specific Function
Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme essential for the replication of chromosome termini in most eukaryotes. Active in progenitor and cancer cells. Inactive, or very low activity, in normal somatic cells. Catalytic component of the teleromerase holoenzyme complex whose main activity is the elongation of telomeres by acting as a reverse transcriptase that adds simple sequence repeats to chromosome ends by copying a template sequence within the RNA component of the enzyme. Catalyzes the RNA-dependent extension of 3'-chromosomal termini with the 6-nucleotide telomeric repeat unit, 5'-TTAGGG-3'. The catalytic cycle involves primer binding, primer extension and release of product once the template boundary has been reached or nascent product translocation followed by further extension. More active on substrates containing 2 or 3 telomeric repeats. Telomerase activity is regulated by a number of factors including telomerase complex-associated proteins, chaperones and polypeptide modifiers. Modulates Wnt signaling. Plays important roles in aging and antiapoptosis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
Not Available
Cellular Location
Nucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019287|Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT)
ATGCCGCGCGCTCCCCGCTGCCGAGCCGTGCGCTCCCTGCTGCGCAGCCACTACCGCGAG
GTGCTGCCGCTGGCCACGTTCGTGCGGCGCCTGGGGCCCCAGGGCTGGCGGCTGGTGCAG
CGCGGGGACCCGGCGGCTTTCCGCGCGCTGGTGGCCCAGTGCCTGGTGTGCGTGCCCTGG
GACGCACGGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCCCCTCCTTCCGCCAGGTGTCCTGCCTGAAGGAGCTG
GTGGCCCGAGTGCTGCAGAGGCTGTGCGAGCGCGGCGCGAAGAACGTGCTGGCCTTCGGC
TTCGCGCTGCTGGACGGGGCCCGCGGGGGCCCCCCCGAGGCCTTCACCACCAGCGTGCGC
AGCTACCTGCCCAACACGGTGACCGACGCACTGCGGGGGAGCGGGGCGTGGGGGCTGCTG
CTGCGCCGCGTGGGCGACGACGTGCTGGTTCACCTGCTGGCACGCTGCGCGCTCTTTGTG
CTGGTGGCTCCCAGCTGCGCCTACCAGGTGTGCGGGCCGCCGCTGTACCAGCTCGGCGCT
GCCACTCAGGCCCGGCCCCCGCCACACGCTAGTGGACCCCGAAGGCGTCTGGGATGCGAA
CGGGCCTGGAACCATAGCGTCAGGGAGGCCGGGGTCCCCCTGGGCCTGCCAGCCCCGGGT
GCGAGGAGGCGCGGGGGCAGTGCCAGCCGAAGTCTGCCGTTGCCCAAGAGGCCCAGGCGT
GGCGCTGCCCCTGAGCCGGAGCGGACGCCCGTTGGGCAGGGGTCCTGGGCCCACCCGGGC
AGGACGCGTGGACCGAGTGACCGTGGTTTCTGTGTGGTGTCACCTGCCAGACCCGCCGAA
GAAGCCACCTCTTTGGAGGGTGCGCTCTCTGGCACGCGCCACTCCCACCCATCCGTGGGC
CGCCAGCACCACGCGGGCCCCCCATCCACATCGCGGCCACCACGTCCCTGGGACACGCCT
TGTCCCCCGGTGTACGCCGAGACCAAGCACTTCCTCTACTCCTCAGGCGACAAGGAGCAG
CTGCGGCCCTCCTTCCTACTCAGCTCTCTGAGGCCCAGCCTGACTGGCGCTCGGAGGCTC
GTGGAGACCATCTTTCTGGGTTCCAGGCCCTGGATGCCAGGGACTCCCCGCAGGTTGCCC
CGCCTGCCCCAGCGCTACTGGCAAATGCGGCCCCTGTTTCTGGAGCTGCTTGGGAACCAC
GCGCAGTGCCCCTACGGGGTGCTCCTCAAGACGCACTGCCCGCTGCGAGCTGCGGTCACC
CCAGCAGCCGGTGTCTGTGCCCGGGAGAAGCCCCAGGGCTCTGTGGCGGCCCCCGAGGAG
GAGGACACAGACCCCCGTCGCCTGGTGCAGCTGCTCCGCCAGCACAGCAGCCCCTGGCAG
GTGTACGGCTTCGTGCGGGCCTGCCTGCGCCGGCTGGTGCCCCCAGGCCTCTGGGGCTCC
AGGCACAACGAACGCCGCTTCCTCAGGAACACCAAGAAGTTCATCTCCCTGGGGAAGCAT
GCCAAGCTCTCGCTGCAGGAGCTGACGTGGAAGATGAGCGTGCGGGACTGCGCTTGGCTG
CGCAGGAGCCCAGGGGTTGGCTGTGTTCCGGCCGCAGAGCACCGTCTGCGTGAGGAGATC
CTGGCCAAGTTCCTGCACTGGCTGATGAGTGTGTACGTCGTCGAGCTGCTCAGGTCTTTC
TTTTATGTCACGGAGACCACGTTTCAAAAGAACAGGCTCTTTTTCTACCGGAAGAGTGTC
TGGAGCAAGTTGCAAAGCATTGGAATCAGACAGCACTTGAAGAGGGTGCAGCTGCGGGAG
CTGTCGGAAGCAGAGGTCAGGCAGCATCGGGAAGCCAGGCCCGCCCTGCTGACGTCCAGA
CTCCGCTTCATCCCCAAGCCTGACGGGCTGCGGCCGATTGTGAACATGGACTACGTCGTG
GGAGCCAGAACGTTCCGCAGAGAAAAGAGGGCCGAGCGTCTCACCTCGAGGGTGAAGGCA
CTGTTCAGCGTGCTCAACTACGAGCGGGCGCGGCGCCCCGGCCTCCTGGGCGCCTCTGTG
CTGGGCCTGGACGATATCCACAGGGCCTGGCGCACCTTCGTGCTGCGTGTGCGGGCCCAG
GACCCGCCGCCTGAGCTGTACTTTGTCAAGGTGGATGTGACGGGCGCGTACGACACCATC
CCCCAGGACAGGCTCACGGAGGTCATCGCCAGCATCATCAAACCCCAGAACACGTACTGC
GTGCGTCGGTATGCCGTGGTCCAGAAGGCCGCCCATGGGCACGTCCGCAAGGCCTTCAAG
AGCCACGTCTCTACCTTGACAGACCTCCAGCCGTACATGCGACAGTTCGTGGCTCACCTG
CAGGAGACCAGCCCGCTGAGGGATGCCGTCGTCATCGAGCAGAGCTCCTCCCTGAATGAG
GCCAGCAGTGGCCTCTTCGACGTCTTCCTACGCTTCATGTGCCACCACGCCGTGCGCATC
AGGGGCAAGTCCTACGTCCAGTGCCAGGGGATCCCGCAGGGCTCCATCCTCTCCACGCTG
CTCTGCAGCCTGTGCTACGGCGACATGGAGAACAAGCTGTTTGCGGGGATTCGGCGGGAC
GGGCTGCTCCTGCGTTTGGTGGATGATTTCTTGTTGGTGACACCTCACCTCACCCACGCG
AAAACCTTCCTCAGCTATGCCCGGACCTCCATCAGAGCCAGTCTCACCTTCAACCGCGGC
TTCAAGGCTGGGAGGAACATGCGTCGCAAACTCTTTGGGGTCTTGCGGCTGAAGTGTCAC
AGCCTGTTTCTGGATTTGCAGGTGAACAGCCTCCAGACGGTGTGCACCAACATCTACAAG
ATCCTCCTGCTGCAGGCGTACAGGTTTCACGCATGTGTGCTGCAGCTCCCATTTCATCAG
CAAGTTTGGAAGAACCCCACATTTTTCCTGCGCGTCATCTCTGACACGGCCTCCCTCTGC
TACTCCATCCTGAAAGCCAAGAACGCAGGGATGTCGCTGGGGGCCAAGGGCGCCGCCGGC
CCTCTGCCCTCCGAGGCCGTGCAGTGGCTGTGCCACCAAGCATTCCTGCTCAAGCTGACT
CGACACCGTGTCACCTACGTGCCACTCCTGGGGTCACTCAGGACAGCCCAGACGCAGCTG
AGTCGGAAGCTCCCGGGGACGACGCTGACTGCCCTGGAGGCCGCAGCCAACCCGGCACTG
CCCTCAGACTTCAAGACCATCCTGGACTGA
Chromosome Location
5
Locus
5p15.33
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDO14746
UniProtKB Entry NameTERT_HUMAN
GenBank Gene IDAF015950
GenAtlas IDTERT
HGNC IDHGNC:11730
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
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DB12747TertomotideinvestigationalunknownDetails
DB05036Grn163linvestigationalunknownDetails
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