ribonuclease E activity

Term ID

GO:0008995

Synonyms

Definition

Catalysis of the cleavage of single-stranded RNA that is monophosphorylated at its 5'-end; cleavage occurs predominantly at 5 nucleotides from the 5'-end and in A + U-rich regions, and is blocked by the presence of a 5'-triphosphate group. (2)

References

• MetaCyc:3.1.26.12-RXN

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO