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XB-ART-21358
Nucleic Acids Res 1994 Apr 25;228:1456-62.
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Purification of a calcium dependent ribonuclease from Xenopus laevis.

Seidel CW , Peck LJ .


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We have purified a Ca2+ dependent ribonuclease from the oocytes of Xenopus leavis. Two properties of this ribonuclease set it apart from other known nucleases. First, Ca2+ was required for ribonuclease activity, and Mg2+ would not substitute. Second, the enzyme specifically degraded RNA and digestion of double or single stranded DNA was not observed. Ca2+ dependent ribonuclease activity of the purified 36-kDa protein was directly observed after renaturation of the protein following electrophoresis in an SDS-Laemmli gel. In addition, the enzyme was shown to have endoribonuclease activity at numerous sites. The Ca2+ dependence suggests that the ribonuclease activity may be modulated by changes in the level of intracellular Ca2+ and thereby provide a direct link to signal transduction systems.

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