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==Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase product complex, TERT:DNA==
<StructureSection load='6usp' size='340' side='right'caption='[[6usp]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.56&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[6usp]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribolium_castaneum Tribolium castaneum] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_construct Synthetic construct]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=6USP OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6USP FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">X-ray diffraction, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.56&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="ligandDat"><scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene></td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=6usp FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=6usp OCA], [https://pdbe.org/6usp PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=6usp RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/6usp PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=6usp ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q0QHL8_TRICA Q0QHL8_TRICA] 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Telomerase extends telomere sequences at chromosomal ends to protect genomic DNA. During this process it must select the correct nucleotide from a pool of nucleotides with various sugars and base pairing properties, which is critically important for the proper capping of telomeric sequences by shelterin. Unfortunately, how telomerase selects correct nucleotides is unknown. Here, we determined structures of Tribolium castaneum telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) throughout its catalytic cycle and mapped the active site residues responsible for nucleoside selection, metal coordination, triphosphate binding, and RNA template stabilization. We found that TERT inserts a mismatch or ribonucleotide ~1 in 10,000 and ~1 in 14,000 insertion events, respectively. At biological ribonucleotide concentrations, these rates translate to ~40 ribonucleotides inserted per 10 kilobases. Human telomerase assays determined a conserved tyrosine steric gate regulates ribonucleotide insertion into telomeres. Cumulatively, our work provides insight into how telomerase selects the proper nucleotide to maintain telomere integrity.

Mechanisms of nucleotide selection by telomerase.,Schaich MA, Sanford SL, Welfer GA, Johnson SA, Khoang TH, Opresko PL, Freudenthal BD Elife. 2020 Jun 5;9. pii: 55438. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55438. PMID:32501800<ref>PMID:32501800</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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==See Also==
*[[Telomerase 3D structures|Telomerase 3D structures]]
== References ==
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[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Synthetic construct]]
[[Category: Tribolium castaneum]]
[[Category: Freudenthal BD]]
[[Category: Schaich MA]]