InterPro domain: IPR001900

General Information

  • Identifier IPR001900
  • Description Ribonuclease II/R
  • Number of genes 388
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  • Associated GO terms GO:0003723   GO:0004540  

Abstract

This entry represents the catalytic domain of ribonuclease II [ 1 ]. It includes characterised and related sequences to exoribonuclease II (RNase II) and ribonuclease R, a bacterial 3' --> 5' exoribonuclease homologous to RNase II [ 2 , 3 , 4 ].


1. Characterization of the functional domains of Escherichia coli RNase II. J. Mol. Biol. 360, 921-33
2. Purification and characterization of the Escherichia coli exoribonuclease RNase R. Comparison with RNase II. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 21624-9
3. Ribosomal RNA processing and an RNase R family member in chloroplasts of Arabidopsis. Plant Mol. Biol. 55, 595-606
4. The yeast nuclear gene DSS1, which codes for a putative RNase II, is necessary for the function of the mitochondrial degradosome in processing and turnover of RNA. Mol. Gen. Genet. 260, 108-14

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