NCIt synonyms : Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme, Catalytic Polypeptide-Like Family; Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme, Catalytic Polypeptide-Like; Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme, Catalytic Polypeptide-Like Protein; APOBEC Protein; APOBEC Family; Apolipoprotein B mRNA Editing Enzyme, Catalytic Polypeptide-Like Protein Family;
NCIt definition : A family of enzymes involved in cytidine deamination, which converts cytidine into
uracil, in DNA or RNA. These enzymes play a role in mRNA editing and retroviral host
defenses.;