Partial purification and characterization of a double-stranded RNA-specific nuclease from human placenta |
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Authors: | S Kalyanaraman A Maran G Shanmugam |
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Institution: | 1. Cancer Biology Unit, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, 625 021, Madurai, India
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Abstract: | A double-stranded RNA-specific nuclease (ds RNase) has been isolated and partially purified from human placenta by DEAE-cellulose and DNA-cellulose column chromatography. Denatured DNA-cellulose retained most of the single-stranded RNA-specific nuclease (ss RNase) activity, whereas the ds RNase came out in the void volume. N-ethylmaleimide at a concentration of 5 mM, selectively inhibited ds RNase activity by 60% under the conditions in which the ss RNase activity was inhibited to an extent of 7%. The ds RNase was specifically inhibited by Penicillium chrysogenum viral ds RNA and by ethidium bromide. The partially purified ds RNase showed requirements for Mg+ whereas Mn2+ and NH4+ ions were inhibitory. The DEAE-enzyme cleaved 32P-labelled 45S ribosomal precursor RNAs from Yoshida ascites sarcoma cells into species that had similar electrophoretic mobilities as the mature rRNAs. |
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