Glycinyltransferase

UniProtKB accession:  A0A0S0MVI5

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UniProtKB description:  Transfers glycine to 5-phosphomethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (5-PmdU) to produce 5-Nalpha-glycinylthymidine (Nalpha-GlyT) on DNA as a step in the pathway leading to thymidine hypermodifications in the viral genome (PubMed:34522950). As a final result of the pathway of hypermodification, 5-acetylaminomethyl-2'-deoxyuridine (5-AcNmdU) substitutes for a subset of thymidines in the viral DNA (PubMed:34522950). These modifications probably prevent degradation of viral genome by the host restriction-modification antiviral defense system (PubMed:34522950).