| EC |
3.1.26.10 |
| Accepted name: |
ribonuclease IX |
| Reaction: |
Endonucleolytic cleavage of poly(U) or poly(C) to fragments terminated by 3′-hydroxy and 5′-phosphate groups |
| Other name(s): |
poly(U)- and poly(C)-specific endoribonuclease |
| Comments: |
Acts on poly(U) and poly(C), with a higher affinity for poly(C), but does not act on poly(A) or poly(G). |
| References: |
| 1. |
Sideris, D.C. and Fragoulis, E.G. Purification and characterization of a ribonuclease specific for poly(U) and poly(C) from the larvae of Ceratitis capitata. Eur. J. Biochem. 164 (1987) 309–315. [PMID: 3569265] |
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| [EC 3.1.26.10 created 1992] |
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