Telomerase reverse transcriptase

NameTelomerase reverse transcriptase
Synonyms
  • 2.7.7.49
  • EST2
  • HEST2
  • TCS1
  • Telomerase catalytic subunit
  • Telomerase-associated protein 2
  • TP2
  • TRT
Gene NameTERT
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0004809|Telomerase reverse transcriptase
MPRAPRCRAVRSLLRSHYREVLPLATFVRRLGPQGWRLVQRGDPAAFRALVAQCLVCVPW
DARPPPAAPSFRQVSCLKELVARVLQRLCERGAKNVLAFGFALLDGARGGPPEAFTTSVR
SYLPNTVTDALRGSGAWGLLLRRVGDDVLVHLLARCALFVLVAPSCAYQVCGPPLYQLGA
ATQARPPPHASGPRRRLGCERAWNHSVREAGVPLGLPAPGARRRGGSASRSLPLPKRPRR
GAAPEPERTPVGQGSWAHPGRTRGPSDRGFCVVSPARPAEEATSLEGALSGTRHSHPSVG
RQHHAGPPSTSRPPRPWDTPCPPVYAETKHFLYSSGDKEQLRPSFLLSSLRPSLTGARRL
VETIFLGSRPWMPGTPRRLPRLPQRYWQMRPLFLELLGNHAQCPYGVLLKTHCPLRAAVT
PAAGVCAREKPQGSVAAPEEEDTDPRRLVQLLRQHSSPWQVYGFVRACLRRLVPPGLWGS
RHNERRFLRNTKKFISLGKHAKLSLQELTWKMSVRDCAWLRRSPGVGCVPAAEHRLREEI
LAKFLHWLMSVYVVELLRSFFYVTETTFQKNRLFFYRKSVWSKLQSIGIRQHLKRVQLRE
LSEAEVRQHREARPALLTSRLRFIPKPDGLRPIVNMDYVVGARTFRREKRAERLTSRVKA
LFSVLNYERARRPGLLGASVLGLDDIHRAWRTFVLRVRAQDPPPELYFVKVDVTGAYDTI
PQDRLTEVIASIIKPQNTYCVRRYAVVQKAAHGHVRKAFKSHVSTLTDLQPYMRQFVAHL
QETSPLRDAVVIEQSSSLNEASSGLFDVFLRFMCHHAVRIRGKSYVQCQGIPQGSILSTL
LCSLCYGDMENKLFAGIRRDGLLLRLVDDFLLVTPHLTHAKTFLRTLVRGVPEYGCVVNL
RKTVVNFPVEDEALGGTAFVQMPAHGLFPWCGLLLDTRTLEVQSDYSSYARTSIRASLTF
NRGFKAGRNMRRKLFGVLRLKCHSLFLDLQVNSLQTVCTNIYKILLLQAYRFHACVLQLP
FHQQVWKNPTFFLRVISDTASLCYSILKAKNAGMSLGAKGAAGPLPSEAVQWLCHQAFLL
KLTRHRVTYVPLLGSLRTAQTQLSRKLPGTTLTALEAAANPALPSDFKTILD
Number of residues1132
Molecular Weight126995.435
Theoretical pI11.08
GO Classification
Functions
  • protein homodimerization activity
  • telomeric DNA binding
  • RNA binding
  • DNA binding
  • nucleotidyltransferase activity
  • tRNA binding
  • RNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
  • metal ion binding
  • telomerase RNA binding
  • telomerase RNA reverse transcriptase activity
  • telomerase activity
  • transcription coactivator binding
Processes
  • negative regulation of production of siRNA involved in RNA interference
  • positive regulation of hair cycle
  • positive regulation of protein localization to nucleolus
  • replicative senescence
  • DNA biosynthetic process
  • telomere maintenance via telomerase
  • positive regulation of stem cell proliferation
  • mitochondrion organization
  • positive regulation of pri-miRNA transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
  • positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity
  • negative regulation of cellular senescence
  • telomere maintenance
  • production of siRNA involved in RNA interference
  • cellular response to hypoxia
  • RNA biosynthetic process
  • negative regulation of gene expression
  • positive regulation of protein binding
  • positive regulation of Wnt signaling pathway
  • negative regulation of extrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway in absence of ligand
  • RNA-dependent DNA replication
  • regulation of protein stability
  • DNA strand elongation
  • transcription, RNA-templated
Components
  • chromosome, telomeric region
  • telomerase holoenzyme complex
  • nucleolus
  • nucleoplasm
  • nucleus
  • mitochondrial nucleoid
  • nuclear telomere cap complex
  • RNA-directed RNA polymerase complex
  • telomerase catalytic core complex
  • TERT-RMRP complex
  • PML body
General FunctionTrna binding
Specific FunctionTelomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme essential for the replication of chromosome termini in most eukaryotes. Active in progenitor and cancer cells. Inactive, or very low activity, in normal somatic cells. Catalytic component of the teleromerase holoenzyme complex whose main activity is the elongation of telomeres by acting as a reverse transcriptase that adds simple sequence repeats to chromosome ends by copying a template sequence within the RNA component of the enzyme. Catalyzes the RNA-dependent extension of 3'-chromosomal termini with the 6-nucleotide telomeric repeat unit, 5'-TTAGGG-3'. The catalytic cycle involves primer binding, primer extension and release of product once the template boundary has been reached or nascent product translocation followed by further extension. More active on substrates containing 2 or 3 telomeric repeats. Telomerase activity is regulated by a number of factors including telomerase complex-associated proteins, chaperones and polypeptide modifiers. Modulates Wnt signaling. Plays important roles in aging and antiapoptosis.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO14746
UniProtKB Entry NameTERT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationNucleus
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0019287|Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT)
ATGCCGCGCGCTCCCCGCTGCCGAGCCGTGCGCTCCCTGCTGCGCAGCCACTACCGCGAG
GTGCTGCCGCTGGCCACGTTCGTGCGGCGCCTGGGGCCCCAGGGCTGGCGGCTGGTGCAG
CGCGGGGACCCGGCGGCTTTCCGCGCGCTGGTGGCCCAGTGCCTGGTGTGCGTGCCCTGG
GACGCACGGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCCCCTCCTTCCGCCAGGTGTCCTGCCTGAAGGAGCTG
GTGGCCCGAGTGCTGCAGAGGCTGTGCGAGCGCGGCGCGAAGAACGTGCTGGCCTTCGGC
TTCGCGCTGCTGGACGGGGCCCGCGGGGGCCCCCCCGAGGCCTTCACCACCAGCGTGCGC
AGCTACCTGCCCAACACGGTGACCGACGCACTGCGGGGGAGCGGGGCGTGGGGGCTGCTG
CTGCGCCGCGTGGGCGACGACGTGCTGGTTCACCTGCTGGCACGCTGCGCGCTCTTTGTG
CTGGTGGCTCCCAGCTGCGCCTACCAGGTGTGCGGGCCGCCGCTGTACCAGCTCGGCGCT
GCCACTCAGGCCCGGCCCCCGCCACACGCTAGTGGACCCCGAAGGCGTCTGGGATGCGAA
CGGGCCTGGAACCATAGCGTCAGGGAGGCCGGGGTCCCCCTGGGCCTGCCAGCCCCGGGT
GCGAGGAGGCGCGGGGGCAGTGCCAGCCGAAGTCTGCCGTTGCCCAAGAGGCCCAGGCGT
GGCGCTGCCCCTGAGCCGGAGCGGACGCCCGTTGGGCAGGGGTCCTGGGCCCACCCGGGC
AGGACGCGTGGACCGAGTGACCGTGGTTTCTGTGTGGTGTCACCTGCCAGACCCGCCGAA
GAAGCCACCTCTTTGGAGGGTGCGCTCTCTGGCACGCGCCACTCCCACCCATCCGTGGGC
CGCCAGCACCACGCGGGCCCCCCATCCACATCGCGGCCACCACGTCCCTGGGACACGCCT
TGTCCCCCGGTGTACGCCGAGACCAAGCACTTCCTCTACTCCTCAGGCGACAAGGAGCAG
CTGCGGCCCTCCTTCCTACTCAGCTCTCTGAGGCCCAGCCTGACTGGCGCTCGGAGGCTC
GTGGAGACCATCTTTCTGGGTTCCAGGCCCTGGATGCCAGGGACTCCCCGCAGGTTGCCC
CGCCTGCCCCAGCGCTACTGGCAAATGCGGCCCCTGTTTCTGGAGCTGCTTGGGAACCAC
GCGCAGTGCCCCTACGGGGTGCTCCTCAAGACGCACTGCCCGCTGCGAGCTGCGGTCACC
CCAGCAGCCGGTGTCTGTGCCCGGGAGAAGCCCCAGGGCTCTGTGGCGGCCCCCGAGGAG
GAGGACACAGACCCCCGTCGCCTGGTGCAGCTGCTCCGCCAGCACAGCAGCCCCTGGCAG
GTGTACGGCTTCGTGCGGGCCTGCCTGCGCCGGCTGGTGCCCCCAGGCCTCTGGGGCTCC
AGGCACAACGAACGCCGCTTCCTCAGGAACACCAAGAAGTTCATCTCCCTGGGGAAGCAT
GCCAAGCTCTCGCTGCAGGAGCTGACGTGGAAGATGAGCGTGCGGGACTGCGCTTGGCTG
CGCAGGAGCCCAGGGGTTGGCTGTGTTCCGGCCGCAGAGCACCGTCTGCGTGAGGAGATC
CTGGCCAAGTTCCTGCACTGGCTGATGAGTGTGTACGTCGTCGAGCTGCTCAGGTCTTTC
TTTTATGTCACGGAGACCACGTTTCAAAAGAACAGGCTCTTTTTCTACCGGAAGAGTGTC
TGGAGCAAGTTGCAAAGCATTGGAATCAGACAGCACTTGAAGAGGGTGCAGCTGCGGGAG
CTGTCGGAAGCAGAGGTCAGGCAGCATCGGGAAGCCAGGCCCGCCCTGCTGACGTCCAGA
CTCCGCTTCATCCCCAAGCCTGACGGGCTGCGGCCGATTGTGAACATGGACTACGTCGTG
GGAGCCAGAACGTTCCGCAGAGAAAAGAGGGCCGAGCGTCTCACCTCGAGGGTGAAGGCA
CTGTTCAGCGTGCTCAACTACGAGCGGGCGCGGCGCCCCGGCCTCCTGGGCGCCTCTGTG
CTGGGCCTGGACGATATCCACAGGGCCTGGCGCACCTTCGTGCTGCGTGTGCGGGCCCAG
GACCCGCCGCCTGAGCTGTACTTTGTCAAGGTGGATGTGACGGGCGCGTACGACACCATC
CCCCAGGACAGGCTCACGGAGGTCATCGCCAGCATCATCAAACCCCAGAACACGTACTGC
GTGCGTCGGTATGCCGTGGTCCAGAAGGCCGCCCATGGGCACGTCCGCAAGGCCTTCAAG
AGCCACGTCTCTACCTTGACAGACCTCCAGCCGTACATGCGACAGTTCGTGGCTCACCTG
CAGGAGACCAGCCCGCTGAGGGATGCCGTCGTCATCGAGCAGAGCTCCTCCCTGAATGAG
GCCAGCAGTGGCCTCTTCGACGTCTTCCTACGCTTCATGTGCCACCACGCCGTGCGCATC
AGGGGCAAGTCCTACGTCCAGTGCCAGGGGATCCCGCAGGGCTCCATCCTCTCCACGCTG
CTCTGCAGCCTGTGCTACGGCGACATGGAGAACAAGCTGTTTGCGGGGATTCGGCGGGAC
GGGCTGCTCCTGCGTTTGGTGGATGATTTCTTGTTGGTGACACCTCACCTCACCCACGCG
AAAACCTTCCTCAGCTATGCCCGGACCTCCATCAGAGCCAGTCTCACCTTCAACCGCGGC
TTCAAGGCTGGGAGGAACATGCGTCGCAAACTCTTTGGGGTCTTGCGGCTGAAGTGTCAC
AGCCTGTTTCTGGATTTGCAGGTGAACAGCCTCCAGACGGTGTGCACCAACATCTACAAG
ATCCTCCTGCTGCAGGCGTACAGGTTTCACGCATGTGTGCTGCAGCTCCCATTTCATCAG
CAAGTTTGGAAGAACCCCACATTTTTCCTGCGCGTCATCTCTGACACGGCCTCCCTCTGC
TACTCCATCCTGAAAGCCAAGAACGCAGGGATGTCGCTGGGGGCCAAGGGCGCCGCCGGC
CCTCTGCCCTCCGAGGCCGTGCAGTGGCTGTGCCACCAAGCATTCCTGCTCAAGCTGACT
CGACACCGTGTCACCTACGTGCCACTCCTGGGGTCACTCAGGACAGCCCAGACGCAGCTG
AGTCGGAAGCTCCCGGGGACGACGCTGACTGCCCTGGAGGCCGCAGCCAACCCGGCACTG
CCCTCAGACTTCAAGACCATCCTGGACTGA
GenBank Gene IDAF015950
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTERT
HGNC IDHGNC:11730
Chromosome Location5
Locus5p15.33
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