IDENTIFICATION OF AN INTRACELLULAR PYRIMIDINE-SPECIFIC ENDORIBONUCLEASE FROM BACILLUS-SUBTILIS

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MATHUR, S [1 ]
CANNISTRARO, VJ [1 ]
KENNELL, D [1 ]
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[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MOLEC MICROBIOL,BOX 8230,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
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10.1128/jb.175.20.6717-6720.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Two intracellular RNases which were easily separated by fractionation on strong anion- or cation-exchange resins were identified from Bacillus subtilis. One cleaved any phosphodiester bond, while the second cleaved only pyrimidine-N bonds. The enzyme with pyrimidine-N specificity was approximately 15 kDa, had a pH optimum of approximately 6.2, degraded C-C bonds approximately 10 times faster than U-U bonds, and was completely inactive against single-stranded DNA. The enzyme is called RNase C and may be the first reported broad-specificity endoribonuclease from B. subtilis.
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