| Primary Identifier | IPR001568 | Type | Family |
| Short Name | RNase_T2-like |
| description | Ribonuclease T2 (RNase T2) is a widespread family of secreted RNases found in every organism examined thus far. This family includes RNase Rh, RNase MC1, RNase LE, and self-incompatibility RNases(S-RNases) [, , , , ]. Plant T2 RNases are expressed during leaf senescence in order to scavenge phosphate from ribonucleotides. They are also expressed in response to wounding or pathogen invasion. S-RNases are thought to prevent self-fertilization by acting as selective cytotoxins of "self"pollen. Generally, RNases have two distinct binding sites: the primary site (B1 site) and the subsite (B2 site), for nucleotides located at the 5'- and 3'- terminal ends of the sissile bond, respectively.The fungal ribonucleases T2 from Aspergillus oryzae, M from Aspergillus saitoi and Rh from Rhizopus niveus are structurally and functionally related 30 Kd glycoproteins []that cleave the 3'-5' internucleotide linkage of RNA via a nucleotide 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediate (). Two histidines residues have been shown [, ]to be involved in the catalytic mechanism of RNase T2 and Rh. These residues and the region around them are highly conserved in a number of other RNAses that have been found to be evolutionary related to these fungal enzymes. |
