Term Information

Accession
GO:0004523
Name
RNA-DNA hybrid ribonuclease activity
Ontology
molecular_function
Synonyms
RNase H activity, calf thymus ribonuclease H activity, ribonuclease H activity, RNA*DNA hybrid ribonucleotidohydrolase activity, endoribonuclease H, endoribonuclease H (calf thymus), hybrid nuclease activity, hybrid ribonuclease activity, hybridase (ribonuclease H), hybridase activity, RNase H1 activity, RNase H2 activity, RNase H3 activity, endoribonuclease0 H activity, ribonuclease H1 activity, ribonuclease H2 activity, ribonuclease H3 activity
Alternate IDs
GO:0004524
Definition
Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA in RNA-DNA hybrids to 5'-phosphomonoesters. Source: EC:3.1.26.4
Comment
Note that the EC recommended name for this enzyme activity is 'calf thymus ribonuclease H', even though it is found in many species.
History
See term history for GO:0004523 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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RNA-DNA hybrid ribonuclease activity [is_a relation] is_a  RNA endonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters (GO:0016891)

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