UniProt functional annotation for P00669

UniProt code: P00669.

Organism: Bos taurus (Bovine).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Laurasiatheria; Artiodactyla; Ruminantia; Pecora; Bovidae; Bovinae; Bos.
 
Function: This enzyme hydrolyzes both single- and double-stranded RNA.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=An (RNA) containing cytidine + H(2)O = an (RNA)-3'-cytidine- 3'-phosphate + a 5'-hydroxy-ribonucleotide-3'-(RNA).; EC=4.6.1.18; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:4664228};
Catalytic activity: Reaction=An (RNA) containing uridine + H(2)O = an (RNA)-3'-uridine-3'- phosphate + a 5'-hydroxy-ribonucleotide-3'-(RNA).; EC=4.6.1.18; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:4664228};
Activity regulation: Allosteric regulation by both substrate and reaction products.
Subunit: Homodimer; disulfide-linked.
Subcellular location: Secreted.
Tissue specificity: Seminal plasma. Can reach 3% of the protein content of this fluid.
Miscellaneous: Progressive deamidation of Asn-93 transforms the homodimer (beta- 2) into and heterodimer (alpha-beta) and finally a doubly deamidated dimer (alpha-2). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2057997}.
Similarity: Belongs to the pancreatic ribonuclease family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.