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Ribonuclease E

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EC number
  
3.1.26.12

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CAS number
  
76106-82-6

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BRENDA entry

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Ribonuclease E (EC 3.1.26.12, endoribonuclease E, RNase E, Rne protein) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage of single-stranded RNA in A- and U-rich regions

RNase E is a bacterial ribonuclease that participates in the processing of ribosomal RNA (9S to 5S rRNA) and the chemical degradation of bulk cellular RNA.

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Ribonuclease E Wikipedia