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== Function == | == Function == | ||
'''Barnase''' (BA, BActerial RiboNucleASE) is a bacterial ribonuclease synthesized and secreted by the bacterium ''Bacillus amyloliquefaciens''. <ref>PMID:8110767</ref> The inhibitor barstar (BST) binds to it very tightly and prevents it from digestion of the cell’s RNA. | '''Barnase''' (BA, BActerial RiboNucleASE) is a bacterial [[ribonuclease]] synthesized and secreted by the bacterium ''Bacillus amyloliquefaciens''. <ref>PMID:8110767</ref> The inhibitor barstar (BST) binds to it very tightly and prevents it from digestion of the cell’s RNA. | ||
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BA hydrolyzes RNA at GpN sites where the <scene name='44/442736/Cv/4'>active site positively charged Lys and Arg coordinate the RNA phosphate group</scene> (Lys and Arg are in magenta). | BA hydrolyzes RNA at GpN sites where the <scene name='44/442736/Cv/4'>active site positively charged Lys and Arg coordinate the RNA phosphate group</scene> (Lys and Arg are in magenta). | ||
== 3D Structures of Barnase == | == 3D Structures of Barnase == | ||
[[Barnase 3D structures]] | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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