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MeSH Heading: RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.913.696.445.308.300.750; D12.776.964.775.375.750; D12.776.964.900.750.500.750; D12.776.964.970.600.850.375.750
Unique ID: D012194
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012194
Scope Note: An enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template. It is encoded by the pol gene of retroviruses and by certain retrovirus-like elements. EC 2.7.7.49.
Entry Term(s): DNA Polymerase, RNA-Directed; RNA Transcriptase; RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase; Reverse Transcriptase; Revertase
CAS Type 1 Name: Deoxynucleotide-triphosphate:DNA deoxynucleotidyltransferase (RNA-directed)
Previous Indexing: DNA Nucleotidyltransferases (1968-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 96; was REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE 1973-95
History Note: 96; was REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE 1972-95 (Prov 1972)
Entry Combination: antagonists & inhibitors:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/06/22

Entry Combination: antagonists & inhibitors:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
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Concept UI: M0018988
Scope Note: An enzyme that synthesizes DNA on an RNA template. It is encoded by the pol gene of retroviruses and by certain retrovirus-like elements. EC 2.7.7.49.
Terms: RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase Preferred Term
Term UI T036296
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag ACX
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase
Term UI T036291
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Reverse Transcriptase
Term UI T036292
Date04/11/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Revertase
Term UI T036293
Date10/26/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); RNA Transcriptase
Term UI T036294
Date09/01/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); DNA Polymerase, RNA-Directed
Term UI T036295
Date04/24/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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