title: tRNase Z.
abstract: Endonuclease tRNase Z catalyzes the generation of the mature 3' end of tRNA precursors through specific endonucleolytic cleavage. The enzyme has been characterized from organisms representative of all domains of life as well as from organelles, and the crystal structure of three bacterial enzymes has been determined. This review presents an overview of its properties and what is known about its structure, substrate recognition, cleavage site definition, and potential practical applications.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Universidad de Sevilla-CSIC, Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ceballos
authors.forename: Agustín
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vioque
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D004722:Endoribonucleases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer; D004722:Endoribonucleases