Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP02075
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Telomerase reverse transcriptase
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. HEST2
  2. TP2
  3. Telomerase catalytic subunit
  4. Telomerase-associated protein 2
Gene Name TERT
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in RNA binding
Specific Function Telomerase 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.
GO Classification
Biological Process
negative regulation of apoptotic process
DNA strand elongation
replicative senescence
telomere formation via telomerase
telomere maintenance via telomerase
Cellular Component
telomerase holoenzyme complex
nuclear telomere cap complex
cytoplasm
nucleolus
nucleoplasm
PML body
Component
organelle
membrane-bounded organelle
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
Function
rna binding
binding
catalytic activity
transferase activity
transferase activity, transferring phosphorus-containing groups
telomeric template rna reverse transcriptase activity
rna-directed dna polymerase activity
nucleotidyltransferase activity
dna polymerase activity
nucleic acid binding
dna binding
Molecular Function
metal ion binding
telomeric DNA binding
protein homodimerization activity
telomeric RNA binding
telomeric template RNA reverse transcriptase activity
Process
metabolic process
macromolecule metabolic process
cellular macromolecule metabolic process
dna metabolic process
dna replication
rna-dependent dna replication
Cellular Location
  1. Nucleus
  2. Nucleus
  3. Nucleus
  4. Cytoplasm
  5. nucleolus
  6. Chromosome
  7. nucleoplasm
  8. telomere
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 5
Locus 5p15.33
SNPs TERT
Gene Sequence
>3399 bp
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
AAAACCTTCCTCAGGACCCTGGTCCGAGGTGTCCCTGAGTATGGCTGCGTGGTGAACTTG
CGGAAGACAGTGGTGAACTTCCCTGTAGAAGACGAGGCCCTGGGTGGCACGGCTTTTGTT
CAGATGCCGGCCCACGGCCTATTCCCCTGGTGCGGCCTGCTGCTGGATACCCGGACCCTG
GAGGTGCAGAGCGACTACTCCAGCTATGCCCGGACCTCCATCAGAGCCAGTCTCACCTTC
AACCGCGGCTTCAAGGCTGGGAGGAACATGCGTCGCAAACTCTTTGGGGTCTTGCGGCTG
AAGTGTCACAGCCTGTTTCTGGATTTGCAGGTGAACAGCCTCCAGACGGTGTGCACCAAC
ATCTACAAGATCCTCCTGCTGCAGGCGTACAGGTTTCACGCATGTGTGCTGCAGCTCCCA
TTTCATCAGCAAGTTTGGAAGAACCCCACATTTTTCCTGCGCGTCATCTCTGACACGGCC
TCCCTCTGCTACTCCATCCTGAAAGCCAAGAACGCAGGGATGTCGCTGGGGGCCAAGGGC
GCCGCCGGCCCTCTGCCCTCCGAGGCCGTGCAGTGGCTGTGCCACCAAGCATTCCTGCTC
AAGCTGACTCGACACCGTGTCACCTACGTGCCACTCCTGGGGTCACTCAGGACAGCCCAG
ACGCAGCTGAGTCGGAAGCTCCCGGGGACGACGCTGACTGCCCTGGAGGCCGCAGCCAAC
CCGGCACTGCCCTCAGACTTCAAGACCATCCTGGACTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 1132
Molecular Weight 120046.48
Theoretical pI 10.706
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence
>Telomerase reverse transcriptase
MPRAPRCRAVRSLLRSHYREVLPLATFVRRLGPQGWRLVQRGDPAAFRALVAQCLVCVPW
DARPPPAAPSFRQVSCLKELVARVLQRLCERGAKNVLAFGFALLDGARGGPPEAFTTSVR
SYLPNTVTDALRGSGAWGLLLRRVGDDVLVHLLARCALFVLVAPSCAYQVCGPPLYQLGA
ATQARPPPHASGPRRRLGCERAWNHSVREAGVPLGLPAPGARRRGGSASRSLPLPKRPRR
GAAPEPERTPVGQGSWAHPGRTRGPSDRGFCVVSPARPAEEATSLEGALSGTRHSHPSVG
RQHHAGPPSTSRPPRPWDTPCPPVYAETKHFLYSSGDKEQLRPSFLLSSLRPSLTGARRL
VETIFLGSRPWMPGTPRRLPRLPQRYWQMRPLFLELLGNHAQCPYGVLLKTHCPLRAAVT
PAAGVCAREKPQGSVAAPEEEDTDPRRLVQLLRQHSSPWQVYGFVRACLRRLVPPGLWGS
RHNERRFLRNTKKFISLGKHAKLSLQELTWKMSVRDCAWLRRSPGVGCVPAAEHRLREEI
LAKFLHWLMSVYVVELLRSFFYVTETTFQKNRLFFYRKSVWSKLQSIGIRQHLKRVQLRE
LSEAEVRQHREARPALLTSRLRFIPKPDGLRPIVNMDYVVGARTFRREKRAERLTSRVKA
LFSVLNYERARRPGLLGASVLGLDDIHRAWRTFVLRVRAQDPPPELYFVKVDVTGAYDTI
PQDRLTEVIASIIKPQNTYCVRRYAVVQKAAHGHVRKAFKSHVSTLTDLQPYMRQFVAHL
QETSPLRDAVVIEQSSSLNEASSGLFDVFLRFMCHHAVRIRGKSYVQCQGIPQGSILSTL
LCSLCYGDMENKLFAGIRRDGLLLRLVDDFLLVTPHLTHAKTFLRTLVRGVPEYGCVVNL
RKTVVNFPVEDEALGGTAFVQMPAHGLFPWCGLLLDTRTLEVQSDYSSYARTSIRASLTF
NRGFKAGRNMRRKLFGVLRLKCHSLFLDLQVNSLQTVCTNIYKILLLQAYRFHACVLQLP
FHQQVWKNPTFFLRVISDTASLCYSILKAKNAGMSLGAKGAAGPLPSEAVQWLCHQAFLL
KLTRHRVTYVPLLGSLRTAQTQLSRKLPGTTLTALEAAANPALPSDFKTILD
GenBank ID Protein 109633031
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O14746
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TERT_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID NM_198253.2
GeneCard ID TERT
GenAtlas ID TERT
HGNC ID HGNC:11730
References
General References Not Available