title: A human homolog of the yeast gene encoding tRNA 2'-phosphotransferase: cloning, characterization and complementation analysis.
abstract: The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TPT1 gene plays a role in removing the 2'-phosphate from ligated tRNA during the maturation of pre-tRNA. Here we reported the cloning and characterization of the human TRPT1 gene as a homolog of yeast TPT1. The TRPT1 gene is located at human chromosome 11q13 and encodes a polypeptide of 253 amino acids. BLAST searches with its amino acid sequence revealed the ubiquitous occurrence of TRPT1 homologs and their functional relationships with the presence of the DUF60/KptA domain. Northern analysis demonstrated that the gene is primarily expressed in heart and skeletal muscle, with lower or undetectable levels in other tissues studied. A plasmid-shuffling experiment showed that the human TRPT1 gene could complement the tpt1 mutation in S. cerevisiae
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D005091:Exons; D015870:Gene Expression; D005800:Genes, Fungal; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; C000715647:TPT1 protein, human; D000090324:Tumor Protein, Translationally-Controlled 1; D017853:Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor); C106173:TPT1 protein, S cerevisiae