CATH Classification
| Level | CATH Code | Description | 
|---|---|---|
|   | 1 | Mainly Alpha | 
|   | 1.10 | Orthogonal Bundle | 
|   | 1.10.1520 | Ribonuclease iii, N-terminal Endonuclease Domain; Chain A | 
|   | 1.10.1520.10 | Ribonuclease III domain | 
Domain Context
CATH Clusters
| Superfamily | Ribonuclease III domain | 
| Functional Family | Putative endoribonuclease dicer | 
Enzyme Information
| 3.1.26.3 | Ribonuclease III. based on mapping to UniProt Q9UPY3 Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphomonoester. -!- An endoribonuclease that cleaves double-stranded RNA molecules. -!- The cleavage can be either a single-stranded nick or double-stranded break in the RNA, depending in part upon the degree of base-pairing in the region of the cleavage site. -!- Specificity is conferred by negative determinants, i.e., the presence of certain Watson-Crick base-pairs at specific positions that strongly inhibit cleavage. -!- RNase III is involved in both rRNA processing and mRNA processing and decay. | 
UniProtKB Entries (1)
| Q9UPY3 | DICER_HUMAN Homo sapiens Endoribonuclease Dicer | 
PDB Structure
| PDB | 2EB1 | 
| External Links | |
| Method | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 
| Organism | Escherichia | 
| Primary Citation | Homodimeric Structure and Double-stranded RNA Cleavage Activity of the C-terminal RNase III Domain of Human Dicer J.Mol.Biol. | 
