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Are there 8 types of ATP Synthases?


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Is there a protein complex embedded in a membrane that uses H+ to attach a phosphate group onto ADP for each of the 8 nucleotides? dATP, dGTP, dTTP, dCTP, rATP, rGTP, rUTP, rCTP? Or can you link me with some information in this regards? Thanks.

 

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There is a single enzyme, ribonucleotide reductase, that reduces NDPs into dNDPs, where N = U, A, C, or G. In the case of dUDP, it is eventually converted into dTTP by an indirect route. Also look into the enzyme nucleoside diphosphokinase. IIRC it has broad specificity.

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Thank you

 

That helps me understand the conversion between deoxyribose and ribose but are all NTPs phosphorylated by one type of ATP synthase or are there multiple types of ATP synthases?

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@OP, This is just a guess, but were you asking because of an interest in mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which has been in the news recently? It seems that some forms of this disease are related to mutations in thymidine kinase 2 of mitochondria. This enzyme has a role in the salvage of deoxynucleotides, but I have not yet found a good review article.

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