tRNA pseudouridine⁵⁵ synthase (, ''TruB'', ''aCbf5'', ''Pus4'', ''YNL292w (gene)'', ''Psi55 tRNA pseudouridine synthase'', ''tRNA:Psi⁵⁵-synthase'', ''tRNA pseudouridine 55 synthase'', ''tRNA:pseudouridine-55 synthase'', ''Psi⁵⁵ synthase'', ''tRNA Psi⁵⁵ synthase'', ''tRNA:Psi⁵⁵ synthase'', ''tRNA-uridine⁵⁵ uracil mutase'', ''Pus10'', ''tRNA-uridine^54/55 uracil mutase'') is an

enzyme Enzymes () are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrate (chemistry), substrates, and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecule ...

with

systematic name A systematic name is a name given in a systematic way to one unique group, organism, object or chemical substance, out of a specific population or collection. Systematic names are usually part of a nomenclature. A semisystematic name or semitrivial ...

''tRNA-uridine⁵⁵ uracil mutase''. This enzyme catalyses the following

chemical reaction A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set of chemical substances to another. Classically, chemical reactions encompass changes that only involve the positions of electrons in the forming and break ...

: tRNA uridine⁵⁵

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tRNA pseudouridine⁵⁵ Pseudouridine synthase TruB from ''

Escherichia coli ''Escherichia coli'' (),Wells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow ngland Pearson Education Ltd. also known as ''E. coli'' (), is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus '' Esc ...

'' specifically modifies uridine⁵⁵ in tRNA molecules.

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