| Standard Name | Est2p 1 |
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| Systematic Name | Ylr318wp |
| ORF Classification | Verified |
| Description | Reverse transcriptase subunit of the telomerase holoenzyme, essential for telomerase core catalytic activity, involved in other aspects of telomerase assembly and function; mutations in human homolog are associated with aplastic anemia (2, 3, 4) Also known as: TERT |
| Name Description | Ever Shorter Telomeres 1 |
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| Post-translational Modifications | PhosphoGRID | PhosphoPep Database |
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| Domains/motifs | See the graphical view and list of proteins that share domains/motifs in common with Est2p (InterPro) |
| Physical Interactions | There are 14 total physical interactions (BioGRID) |
| Homologs | PDB Homologs | BLASTP | BLASTP v. fungi | Fungal Alignment | Synteny Viewer |
| External Sequence Databases |
EBI: UPI0001F7BD58 | Q06163 MIPS: YLR318W NCBI: 330443678 | 347595722 | 6226218 | 662136 | NP_013422.2 GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ: DAA09627.2 | U20618 |
| External Classifications | EC: 2.7.7.49 [RNA-directed DNA polymerase] |
external links for Est2p
| Homologs | Interaction Resources | Protein databases/Other | Localization Resources |
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| BLASTP (NCBI) | BioGRID | SCOP Superfamily | YPL+ |
| Ashbya (AGD) | BOND | GPMdb (Mass Spec.) | YeastGFP |
| Candida (CGD) | BioPIXIE | MIPS | |
| Candida (CandidaDB) | CYC2008 (complexes) | Pfam domains | |
| YGOB | Complexome | YeastRC Structure Prediction (Seattle) | |
| YOGY | DIP | ||
| GeneMANIA |
References cited on this page View Complete Literature Guide for Est2p
| 1) | Lendvay TS, et al. (1996) Senescence mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae with a defect in telomere replication identify three additional EST genes. Genetics 144(4):1399-412 |
| 2) | Lingner J, et al. (1997) Three Ever Shorter Telomere (EST) genes are dispensable for in vitro yeast telomerase activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94(21):11190-5 |
| 3) | Livengood AJ, et al. (2002) Essential regions of Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomerase RNA: separate elements for Est1p and Est2p interaction. Mol Cell Biol 22(7):2366-74 |
| 4) | Yamaguchi H, et al. (2005) Mutations in TERT, the gene for telomerase reverse transcriptase, in aplastic anemia. N Engl J Med 352(14):1413-24 |



