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Shigeaki Saitoh1, Andrei Chabes, W Hayes McDonald, Lars Thelander, John R Yates, Paul Russell.
Abstract
Fission yeast Cid13 and budding yeast Trf4/5 are members of a newly identified nucleotidyltransferase family conserved from yeast to man. Trf4/5 are thought to be essential DNA polymerases. We report that Cid13 is a poly(A) polymerase. Unlike conventional poly(A) polymerases, which act in the nucleus and indiscriminately polyadenylate all mRNA, Cid13 is a cytoplasmic enzyme that specifically targets suc22 mRNA that encodes a subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RNR). cid13 mutants have reduced dNTP pools and are sensitive to hydroxyurea, an RNR inhibitor. We propose that Cid13 defines a cytoplasmic form of poly(A) polymerase important for DNA replication and genome maintenance.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12062100 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00753-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582