T7 gene 6 exonuclease has an RNase H activity.
T7 gene 6 exonuclease has been shown to have an RNase H activity as well as a double-strand specific DNase activity by the following experiments: The RNase H activity coelutes with the DNase activity from DEAE-cellulose, phosphocellulose, hydroxyapatite, and Sephadex G-200 columns. Gene 6 exonuclease specified by a T7 strain with a temperature sensitive mutation in gene 6 has an extremely heat-labile RNase H activity as well as a heat-labile DNase activity. T7 gene 6 exonuclease degrades the RNA region of a poly(A) . poly(dT) hybrid polymer exonucleolytically from the 5' terminus, releasing a ribonucleoside 5'-monophosphate product. When the RNA strand of a 0X174 RNA . DNA hybrid molecule synthesized with E. coli RNA polymerase is degraded, a ribonucleoside triphosphate is produced from the 5'-triphosphate terminus. Participation of T7 gene 6 exonuclease in the removal of primer RNA in discontinuous replication of T7 DNA is discussed.
D003090:Coliphages / Q000201:enzymology*; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D005092:Exonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D005092:Exonucleases; D012260:Ribonucleases