queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase 1

Symbol

QTRT1 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene encodes the catalytic subunit of tRNA-guanine transglycosylase. tRNA-guanine transglycosylase is a heterodimeric enzyme complex that plays a critical role in tRNA modification by synthesizing the 7-deazaguanosine queuosine, which is found in tRNAs that code for asparagine, aspartic acid, histidine and tyrosine. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome X. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
tgt-1 Caenorhabditis elegans
Tgt Drosophila melanogaster
qtrt1 Danio rerio
Qtrt1 Mus musculus
Qtrt1 Rattus norvegicus
SPAC1687.19c Schizosaccharomyces pombe

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Changes associated with this gene

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0006400 tRNA modification biological_process
GO:0008616 queuosine biosynthetic process biological_process
GO:0005634 nucleus cellular_component
GO:0005737 cytoplasm cellular_component
GO:0005739 mitochondrion cellular_component
GO:0005840 ribosome cellular_component
GO:0008479 queuine tRNA-ribosyltransferase activity molecular_function
GO:0016740 transferase activity molecular_function
GO:0016757 transferase activity, transferring glycosyl groups molecular_function
GO:0046872 metal ion binding molecular_function