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A new endoribonuclease from Escherichia coli. Ribonuclease N. |
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| Authors: | T K Misra S Rhee D Apirion |
| Abstract: | A new ribonuclease called RNase N was isolated from Escherichia coli. It is a nonspecific endoribonuclease that can cleave rRNA, poly(U), and poly(C) to small oligonucleotides and 5'-mononucleotides. It requires monovalent cations and is inhibited by divalent cations. It is suggested that this enzyme plays a role in the decay of rRNA,under various starvation conditions and perhaps in the decay of mRNA. |
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