D-tyrosyl-tRNA(Tyr) deacylase 2 (DTD2, C14orf126)

Function

• hydrolyzes D-tyrosyl-tRNA(Tyr) into D-tyrosine & free tRNA (Tyr)
• could be a defense mechanism against a harmful effect of D-tyrosine

Structure

belongs to the DTD family

Compartment

cytoplasm (putative)

Notes

• endogenous amino acids are L-amino acids

More general terms

• carboxylase (carboxylic ester hydrolase)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q96FN9.html