UniProt functional annotation for Q02555

UniProt code: Q02555.

Organism: Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c) (Baker's yeast).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Saccharomycotina; Saccharomycetes; Saccharomycetales; Saccharomycetaceae; Saccharomyces.
 
Function: DsRNA-specific nuclease that cleaves eukaryotic pre-ribosomal RNA at the U3 snoRNP-dependent A0 site in the 5'-external transcribed spacer (ETS) and in the 3'-ETS. In vitro, cleaves synthetic 5'-ETS RNA A0 site in the absence of snoRNA or other factors. Has an essential growth function in addition to pre-rRNA processing.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endonucleolytic cleavage to 5'-phosphomonoester.; EC=3.1.26.3;
Miscellaneous: Present with 4970 molecules/cell in log phase SD medium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14562106}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.