GO biological process ontology term - GO:0001680 - tRNA 3'-terminal CCA addition
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0001680
- Name
- tRNA 3'-terminal CCA addition
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- Post-transcriptional addition of the terminal 3' CCA sequence to a tRNA which does not encode this sequence within the primary transcript. CCA addition proceeds by the sequential addition of CTP, CTP, and then ATP to the 3' end of the tRNA, yielding a diphosphate with each nucleotide addition.
