replicase
Viral genome duplicator
Replicase is an enzyme that copies genetic material—specifically, one that replicates RNA from an RNA template.
The term appears most often in discussions of RNA viruses, which carry their own replicase to reproduce inside host cells: The virus's replicase allows it to hijack cellular machinery.
In molecular biology, replicase refers more broadly to any enzyme facilitating nucleic acid replication.
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- primerPreparatory coat or guide
catalysis · elongation · initiation · termination · active site · fidelity · copying · strand
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
poliovirus · rhinovirus · Ebola · dengue · viral genome · capsid · virion · infection
Hereditary information unit
- proteinFolded amino chain
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- proteaseProtein-cleaving enzyme
- domainArea of control
subunit · ribosome · translation · cleavage · expression · structure · crystallography · mechanism
Agent that slows reactions
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
laboratory · virology · cell culture · in vitro · clinical trial · resistance · efficacy · discovery
polymerase
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- nucleotideGenetic code subunit
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
primer · catalysis · elongation · initiation · termination · active site · fidelity · copying · strand · substrate
polymerase
Nucleic acid synthesis enzyme
- coronavirusSpike-ringed viral family
- SARS-CoV-2Pandemic-causing coronavirus species
- influenzaAcute viral respiratory infection
hepatitis · poliovirus · rhinovirus · Ebola · dengue · viral genome · capsid · virion · infection · pathogen
gene
Hereditary information unit
domain · subunit · ribosome · translation · cleavage · expression · structure · crystallography · mechanism
inhibitor
Agent that slows reactions
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- therapeuticPromoting healing or wellness
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
vaccine · laboratory · virology · cell culture · in vitro · clinical trial · resistance · efficacy · discovery · pharmaceutical
- DNA replicationDuplicating genetic material
- genetic replicationHereditary material self-duplication
- viral replicationPathogen self-copying process
replicate, replication, replicated, replicating, replicator, replicates, DNA replication, unreplicated