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Query: EC:2.7.7.49 (reverse transcriptase)
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The substrate properties of 3'-deoxythymidine 5'-triphosphate analogs prepared on the basis of 2,4-disubstituted 1,3-dioxolanes were investigated in reactions of the DNA synthesis catalyzed by various DNA polymerases. The 4'-triphosphates of (+/-)-cis-4-hydroxymethyl-2-(1-thyminylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolane and the corresponding (+/-)-trans-isomer were shown to be terminating substrates of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. 4'-Triphosphate of (+/-)-cis-4-hydroxymethyl-2-(1-thyminylmethyl)- 1,3-dioxolane terminates the DNA synthesis catalyzed by HIV reverse transcriptase, whereas 2'-triphosphate of (+/-)-cis-2-hydromethyl-4-(1-thyminylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolane is a terminator in the DNA synthesis catalyzed by HIV reverse transcriptase and the Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase I.
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PMID:[Substrate properties of dioxolane analogs of 3'-deoxythymidine-5'-triphosphate in DNA synthesis reactions, catalyzed by various DNA polymerases]. 857 11

Triphosphate 1c is a potent competitive inhibitor of wild-type HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with K(i) close to ddATP. The E-isomer 2c is about 30-times weaker. Triphosphates 1c and 2c interact with the same active site of reverse transcriptase as ddATP. The extent of inhibition of two mutant forms of reverse transcriptase (RT), RT(M184V) and RT(M184I), with triphosphate 1c was about 5 and 8 times lower than that of wild-type RT(wt).
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PMID:Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus reverse transcriptase by synadenol triphosphate and its E-isomer. 1456 Oct 99

Mitochondria, acting as the energy metabolism factory, participate in many key biological processes, including the maintenance of sperm viability. Mitochondria-related microRNA (miRNA), encoded by nuclear genome or mitochondrial genome, may play an important regulatory role in the control of mitochondrial function. To investigate the potential role of mitochondria-related miRNAs in asthenozoospermia, we adopted a strategy consisting of initial screening by TaqMan Low Density Array (TLDA) and further validation with quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Validation of the profiling results was conducted in two independent phases. Eventually, two seminal plasma miRNAs (sp-miRs) (miR-101-3p, let-7b-5p) were found to be significantly decreased, while sp-miR-151a-5p was significantly increased in severe asthenozoospermia cases compared with healthy controls. To further study their potential roles in asthenozoospermia, we then evaluated mitochondrial function of GC-2 cells transfected with these potentially functional miRNAs. Our results demonstrated that transfection with miR-151a-5p mimics decreased the mitochondrial respiratory activity. Besides, Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) level was decreased when transfected with miR-151a-5p mimics. In addition, Cytochrome b (Cytb) mRNA and protein levels were also decreased when miR-151a-5p was overexpressed. These results indicate that miR-151a-5p may participate in the regulation of cellular respiration and ATP production through targeting Cytb.
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PMID:Mitochondria-related miR-151a-5p reduces cellular ATP production by targeting CYTB in asthenozoospermia. 2662 15