TRNA pseudouridine31 synthase explained

tRNA pseudouridine^31 synthase
Ec Number:	5.4.99.42

tRNA pseudouridine³¹ synthase (Pus6p) is an enzyme with systematic name tRNA-uridine³¹ uracil mutase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

tRNA uridine³¹

\rightleftharpoons tRNA pseudouridine³¹

The enzyme specifically acts on uridine³¹ in tRNA.

Notes and References

1. Ansmant I, Motorin Y, Massenet S, Grosjean H, Branlant C . Identification and characterization of the tRNA:Psi 31-synthase (Pus6p) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 276 . 37 . 34934–40 . September 2001 . 11406626 . 10.1074/jbc.m103131200 . free.