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Description

Ribonuclease P (EC 3.1.26.5, RNase P) is a type of ribonuclease which cleaves RNA. RNase P is unique from other RNases in that it is a ribozyme - a ribonucleic acid that acts as a catalyst in the same way that a protein based enzyme would. Its function is to cleave off an extra, or precursor, sequence of RNA on tRNA molecules. Further, RNase P is one of two known multiple turnover ribozymes in nature (the other being the ribosome), the discovery of which earned Sidney Altman and Thomas Cech the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1989: in the 1970s, Altman discovered the existence of precursor tRNA with flanking sequences and was the first to characterize RNase P and its activity in processing of the 5' leader sequence of precursor tRNA. Recent findings also reveal that RNase P has a new function. It has been shown that human nuclear RNase P is required for the normal and efficient transcription of various small noncoding RNAs, such as tRNA, 5S rRNA, SRP RNA and U6 snRNA genes., which are transcribed by RNA polymerase III, one of three major nuclear RNA polymerases in human cells. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Wikipedia

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Human RNase P
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2011-09-30
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Human RNase P

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 人核糖核酸酶 P
Synonyms: 人核酶 P;人 RNA P
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Rnase P humana
it-IT Italian (Italy) Rnasi P umana
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Human Rnaz P
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Человеческая РНКаза P
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Humaan Rnase P