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GO: Molecular Function

RNA-directed DNA polymerase activity

Term ID
GO:0003964
Synonyms
  • deoxynucleoside-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity
  • DNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity
  • reverse transcriptase activity
  • revertase activity
  • RNA revertase activity
  • RNA-dependent deoxyribonucleate nucleotidyltransferase activity
  • RNA-dependent DNA polymerase activity
  • RNA-directed DNA polymerase, group II intron encoded
  • RNA-directed DNA polymerase, transposon encoded
  • RNA-instructed DNA polymerase activity
  • RT
Definition
Catalysis of the reaction: a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1); RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of a DNA strand by one deoxynucleotide at a time. 2.7.7.49
References
  • EC:2.7.7.49
  • MetaCyc:RNA-DIRECTED-DNA-POLYMERASE-RXN
  • Reactome:R-HSA-164504
  • Reactome:R-HSA-164520
Ontology
GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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