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Structural highlights

Function

[DUS2L_HUMAN] Dihydrouridine synthase. Catalyzes the synthesis of dihydrouridine, a modified base found in the D-loop of most tRNAs. Negatively regulates the activation of EIF2AK2/PKR.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Kato T, Daigo Y, Hayama S, Ishikawa N, Yamabuki T, Ito T, Miyamoto M, Kondo S, Nakamura Y. A novel human tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase involved in pulmonary carcinogenesis. Cancer Res. 2005 Jul 1;65(13):5638-46. PMID:15994936 doi:http://dx.doi.org/65/13/5638
2. ↑ Mittelstadt M, Frump A, Khuu T, Fowlkes V, Handy I, Patel CV, Patel RC. Interaction of human tRNA-dihydrouridine synthase-2 with interferon-induced protein kinase PKR. Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Feb;36(3):998-1008. Epub 2007 Dec 20. PMID:18096616 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkm1129