CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Ribonuclease T2-like
Functional Family Ribonuclease I

Enzyme Information

4.6.1.21
Enterobacter ribonuclease.
based on mapping to UniProt P21338
RNA containing adenosine-cytidine + H(2)O = an (RNA fragment)- 3'-cytidine-3'-phosphate + a 5'-a hydroxy-adenosine -3'-(RNA fragment).
-!- Preference for cleavage at Cp-A bonds. -!- Homopolymers of A, U or G are not hydrolyzed. -!- CpG bonds are hydrolyzed less well and there is no detectable hydrolysis between two purines or two pyrimidines. -!- The enzyme catalyzes a two-stage endonucleolytic cleavage. -!- The first reaction produces 5'-hydroxy-phosphooligonucletides and 3'-phosphooligonucleotides ending a with 2',3'-cyclic phosphodiester, which are released from the enzyme. -!- The enzyme then hydrolyzes these cyclic compounds in a second reaction that takes place only when all the susceptible 3',5'-phosphodiester bonds have been cyclised. -!- The second reaction is a reversal of the first reaction using the hydroxyl group of water instead of the 5'-hydroxyl group of ribose. -!- The overall process is that of a phosphorus-oxygen lyase followed by hydrolysis to form the 3'-nucleotides. -!- Formerly EC 3.1.27.6.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P21338
RNI_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Ribonuclease I

PDB Structure

PDB 2Z70
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Nonspecific base recognition mediated by water bridges and hydrophobic stacking in ribonuclease I from Escherichia coli
Rodriguez, S.M., Panjikar, S., Van Belle, K., Wyns, L., Messens, J., Loris, R.
Protein Sci.