ribonuclease kappa; Rnase kappa; Rnase K; EC=3.1.-.- (RNASEK)

Function

• endoribonuclease which preferentially cleaves ApU & ApG phosphodiester bonds
• hydrolyzes UpU bonds at a lower rate

Structure

belongs to the Rnase K family

Compartment

membrane (putative)

Expression

widely expressed

More general terms

• endoribonuclease
• membrane protein

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:4404
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6P5S7.html