ENTRY       EC 3.1.26.6
NAME        Ribonuclease IV
            Endoribonuclease IV
            Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on ester bonds
            Endoribonucleases producing 5'-phosphomonoesters
REACTION    Endonucleolytic cleavage of poly(A) to fragments terminated by
            3'-hydroxyl and 5'-phosphate groups.
SUBSTRATE   RNA (poly(A))
            H2O
PRODUCT     3'-Hydroxyloligoribonucleotide
            5'-Phosphooligoribonucleotide
COMMENT     Forms oligonucleotides with an average chain length of 10.
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.1.26.6
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.1.26.6
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