Mechanism of action of RNase T. I. Identification of residues required for catalysis, substrate binding, and dimerization.

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Escherichia coli RNase T, an RNA-processing enzyme and a member of the DEDD exonuclease superfamily, was examined using sequence analysis and site-directed mutagenesis. Like other DEDD exonucleases, RNase T was found to contain three conserved Exo motifs that included four invariant acidic residues. Mutagenesis of these motifs revealed that they are essential for RNase T activity, indicating that they probably...

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