transcriptase

American  

[tran-skrip-teys, -teyz] / trænˈskrɪp teɪs, -teɪz /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. RNA polymerase.

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transcriptase British  

/ trænˈskrɪpteɪz /

noun

1. See reverse transcriptase

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Etymology

Origin of transcriptase

First recorded in 1963; transcript(ion) + -ase

Example Sentences

To verify that this effect truly depended on TE activity, the researchers used reverse transcriptase inhibitors, which stop TEs from copying themselves.

From Science Daily

The discovery of reverse transcriptase was greeted with overheated predictions that science had at last found a cure for cancer.

From Los Angeles Times

One component is the prime editor, which combines a SpCas9 protein, used in the first CRISPR-Cas gene editing technology, and a reverse transcriptase, an enzyme that transcribes RNA into DNA.

From Science Daily

Retrons carry an enzyme called reverse transcriptase that builds DNA strands based on RNA.

From Scientific American

The enzyme, reverse transcriptase, is encoded by LINE-1 elements, sequences that litter 17% of the human genome and represent artifacts of ancient infections by retroviruses.

From Science Magazine