Ribonuclease M5

Ribonuclease M5 (EC 3.1.26.8, RNase M5, 5S ribosomal maturation nuclease, 5S ribosomal RNA maturation endonuclease) is an enzyme.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA, removing 21 and 42 nucleotides, respectively, from the 5'- and 3'-termini of a 5S-rRNA precursor
Ribonuclease M5
Identifiers
EC number3.1.26.8
CAS number62253-00-3
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

This enzyme converts the 5S-rRNA precursor from Bacillus subtilis into 5S-rRNA.

References

  1. Sogin ML, Pace B, Pace NR (February 1977). "Partial purification and properties of a ribosomal RNA maturation endonuclease from Bacillus subtilis". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 252 (4): 1350–7. PMID 402365.
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