Oligoribonuclease functions as a diribonucleotidase to bypass a key bottleneck in RNA degradation
S.-K. Kim, J. D. Lormand, C. A. Weiss, K. A. Eger, H. Turdiev, A. Turdiev, W. C. Winkler, H. Sondermann, V. T. Lee
This study identifies oligoribonuclease (Orn) as a dedicated diribonucleotidase essential for completing RNA degradation by clearing diribonucleotides, which otherwise impact cellular viability.
bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology