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EC 3.1.26.3 Details

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EC number

3.1.26.3

Accepted name

ribonuclease III

Reaction

Endonucleolytic cleavage to a 5′-phosphomonoester

Other name(s)

RNase III, ribonuclease 3

CAS registry number

9073-62-5

Comment

This is an endoribonuclease that cleaves double-stranded RNA molecules [4]. 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 [5]. Specificity is conferred by negative determinants, i.e., the presence of certain Watson-Crick base-pairs at specific positions that strongly inhibit cleavage [6]. RNase III is involved in both rRNA processing and mRNA processing and decay.

History

created 1978, modified 2006

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors

1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors

1.4 Acting on the CH-NH₂ group of donors

1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors

1.6 Acting on NADH or NADPH

1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors

1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors

1.9 Acting on a heme group of donors

1.10 Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors

1.11 Acting on a peroxide as acceptor

1.12 Acting on hydrogen as donor

1.13 Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)

1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen

1.15 Acting on superoxide as acceptor

1.16 Oxidizing metal ions

1.17 Acting on CH or CH₂ groups

1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors

1.19 Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor

1.20 Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors

1.21 Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y

1.21.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.21.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.21.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.21.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.21.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.22 Acting on halogen in donors

1.23 Reducing C-O-C group as acceptor

1.97 Other oxidoreductases

1.98 Enzymes using H₂ as reductant (deleted subclass)

1.99 Other enzymes using O₂ as oxidant (deleted subclass)

2 Transferases

3 Hydrolases

3.1 Acting on ester bonds

3.1.1 Carboxylic-ester hydrolases

3.1.2 Thioester hydrolases

3.1.3 Phosphoric-monoester hydrolases

3.1.4 Phosphoric-diester hydrolases

3.1.5 Triphosphoric-monoester hydrolases

3.1.6 Sulfuric-ester hydrolases

3.1.7 Diphosphoric-monoester hydrolases

3.1.8 Phosphoric-triester hydrolases

3.1.11 Exodeoxyribonucleases producing 5′-phosphomonoesters

3.1.12 Exodeoxyribonucleases producing 3′-phosphomonoesters

3.1.13 Exoribonucleases producing 5′-phosphomonoesters

3.1.13.1 exoribonuclease II

3.1.13.2 exoribonuclease H

3.1.13.3 oligonucleotidase

3.1.13.4 poly(A)-specific ribonuclease

3.1.13.5 ribonuclease D

3.1.14 Exoribonucleases producing 3'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.15 Exonucleases that are active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and produce 5'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.16 Exonucleases that are active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and produce 3'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.21 Endodeoxyribonucleases producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.22 Endodeoxyribonucleases producing 3'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.23 Site-specific endodeoxyribonucleases: cleavage is sequence specific (deleted sub-subclass)

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3.1.24 Site specific endodeoxyribonucleases: cleavage is not sequence specific (deleted sub-subclass)

3.1.25 Site-specific endodeoxyribonucleases that are specific for altered bases

3.1.26 Endoribonucleases producing 5'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.26.1 Physarum polycephalum ribonuclease

3.1.26.2 ribonuclease α

3.1.26.3 ribonuclease III

3.1.26.4 ribonuclease H

3.1.26.5 ribonuclease P

3.1.26.6 ribonuclease IV

3.1.26.7 ribonuclease P4

3.1.26.8 ribonuclease M5

3.1.26.9 ribonuclease [poly-(U)-specific]

3.1.26.10 ribonuclease IX

3.1.26.11 tRNase Z

3.1.26.12 ribonuclease E

3.1.26.13 retroviral ribonuclease H

3.1.27 Endoribonucleases producing 3'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.30 Endoribonucleases that are active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and produce 5'-phosphomonoesters

3.1.31 Endoribonucleases that are active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and produce 3'-phosphomonoesters

3.2 Glycosylases

3.3 Acting on ether bonds

3.4 Acting on peptide bonds (peptidases)

3.5 Acting on carbon-nitrogen bonds, other than peptide bonds

3.6 Acting on acid anhydrides

3.7 Acting on carbon-carbon bonds

3.8 Acting on halide bonds

3.9 Acting on phosphorus-nitrogen bonds

3.10 Acting on sulfur-nitrogen bonds

3.10.1 Acting on sulfur-nitrogen bonds (only sub-subclass identified to date)

3.11 Acting on carbon-phosphorus bonds

3.12 Acting on sulfur-sulfur bonds

3.13 Acting on carbon-sulfur bonds