glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase complex

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Nameglutamyl-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase complex
IDGO_0030956
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Cellular component

Description

A protein complex that possesses glutamyl-tRNA(Gln) amidotransferase activity, and therefore creates Gln-tRNA by amidating Glu-tRNA; usually composed of 3 subunits: A, B, and C. Note that the C subunit may not be required in all organisms.

Related synonym

AdT

Comment

Note that this term represents a location and not a function; the activity possessed by this complex is mentioned in the definition for the purpose of describing and distinguishing the complex. The function possessed by this complex is represented by the molecular function term 'glutaminyl-tRNA synthase (glutamine-hydrolyzing) activity ; GO:0050567'.

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