"APOBEC Deaminases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of conserved cytidine deaminases that catalyze the DEAMINATION of CYTIDINE to URIDINE. They are characterized by N and C-terminal zinc-dependent catalytic domains and have important functions in RNA EDITING; EPIGENTIC PROCESSES; and the INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE against viruses.
| Descriptor ID |
D000071478
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.151.486.250.500
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| Concept/Terms |
APOBEC Deaminases- APOBEC Deaminases
- Deaminases, APOBEC
- APOBEC Family Proteins
- APOBEC Enzymes
- Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme, Catalytic Polypeptides
- AID-APOBEC Deaminases
- AID APOBEC Deaminases
- Deaminases, AID-APOBEC
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