tRNA-specific adenosine deaminase 2 (tRNA-specific adenosine-34 deaminase subunit ADAT2, deaminase domain-containing protein 1, DEADC1, ADAT2)

Function

• role in deamination of adenosine-34 to inosine in many tRNAs

Structure

• belongs to the cytidine & deoxycytidylate deaminase family, ADAT2 subfamily

Cofactor: Zn+2

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

More general terms

• tRNA-specific adenosine deaminase

Additional terms

• adenosine deaminase (adenosine aminohydrolase, ADA)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q7Z6V5.html