UniProt functional annotation for P00644

UniProt code: P00644.

Organism: Staphylococcus aureus.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Bacillales; Staphylococcaceae; Staphylococcus.
 
Function: Enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of both DNA and RNA at the 5' position of the phosphodiester bond.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Endonucleolytic cleavage to nucleoside 3'-phosphates and 3'- phosphooligonucleotide end-products.; EC=3.1.31.1; Evidence={ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU10048, ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU10049};
Cofactor: Name=Ca(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29108; Note=Binds 1 Ca(2+) ion per subunit.;
Subcellular location: [Nuclease A]: Secreted.
Subcellular location: [Nuclease B]: Membrane.
Similarity: Belongs to the thermonuclease family. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00272}.
Sequence caution: Sequence=AAA26659.1; Type=Erroneous initiation; Evidence={ECO:0000305};

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.