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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
卷 276, 期 49, 页码 46182-46186出版社
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DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M108706200
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The mRNA capping apparatus of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei consists of separately encoded RNA triphosphatase and RNA guanylyltransferase enzymes. The triphosphatase ThCet1 is a member of a new family of metal-dependent phosphohydrolases that includes the RNA triphosphatases of fungi and the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. The protozoal/fungal enzymes are structurally and mechanistically unrelated to the RNA triphosphatases of metazoans and plants. These results highlight the potential for discovery of broad spectrum antiprotozoal and antifungal. drugs that selectively block the capping of pathogen-encoded mRNAs. We propose a scheme of eukaryotic phylogeny based on the structure of RNA triphosphatase and its physical linkage to the guanylyltransferase component of the capping apparatus.
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