Ribonuclease III

An endoribonuclease that is specific for double-stranded RNA. It plays a role in POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL RNA PROCESSING of pre-RIBOSOMAL RNA and a variety of other RNA structures that contain double-stranded regions.

Year introduced: 2004

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Tree Number(s): D08.811.277.352.700.350.707

MeSH Unique ID: D043244

Registry Number: EC 3.1.26.3

Entry Terms:

• Ribonuclease D
• RNase D
• RNase III
• Dicer Enzyme
• Enzyme, Dicer

Previous Indexing:

• Endonucleases (1979-1982)
• Endoribonucleases (1980-2003)
• Ribonuclease (1979-1982)

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Enzymes and Coenzymes
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Ribonucleases
Endoribonucleases
Ribonuclease III