Name | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity |
ID | GO_0003968 |
collection_id | Molecular function |
Exact synonym | RNA nucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed) activity, RNA-dependent RNA replicase activity, RNA-directed 5'-3' RNA polymerase activity, RNA-directed RNA polymerase activity, RdRP activity |
Description | Catalysis of the reaction: nucleoside triphosphate + RNA(n) = diphosphate + RNA(n+1); uses an RNA template, i.e. the catalysis of RNA-template-directed extension of the 3'-end of an RNA strand by one nucleotide at a time. |
Related synonym | RNA replicase activity, RNA synthetase activity |
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