Entrez Summary: This gene is a member of the ADAR (adenosine deaminase acting on RNA) family. Using site-specific adenosine modification, proteins encoded by these genes participate in the pre-mRNA editing of nuclear transcripts. The protein encoded by this gene, tRNA-specific adenosine deaminase 1, is responsible for the deamination of adenosine 37 to inosine in eukaryotic tRNA. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010].
UniProt Summary: Specifically deaminates adenosine-37 to inosine in tRNA- Ala.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
A deamin
GO Terms
tRNA-specific adenosine deaminase activity
tRNA processing
tRNA metabolic process
ncRNA processing
ncRNA metabolic process
RNA processing
RNA binding
RNA metabolic process
gene expression
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)