Ribonuclease IV

Ribonuclease IV (, endoribonuclease IV, poly(A)-specific ribonuclease) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * Endonucleolytic cleavage of poly(A) to fragments terminated by 3'-hydroxy and 5'-phosphate groups

This enzyme forms oligonucleotides with an average chain length of 10.