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Ribonucleases and Ribonucleic Acid Breakdown

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Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Plants II

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology ((922,volume 14 / B))

Abstract

The RNA molecules are stable under physiological conditions, and can be broken down in vivo only by enzymatic hydrolysis. All RNA molecules are subject to hydrolytic breakdown; this makes their turnover possible. The hydrolytic breakdown of RNA, in addition to the regulation of RNA synthesis at the transcriptional level, plays a major role in the selection of those molecular

Classification of RNA-splitting enzymes

species of RNA which are needed by the cell at a given moment of its development. Therefore, a thorough knowledge of the RNA-splitting enzymes in pivotal for the understanding of a number of regulatory and developmental processes in which RNA molecules are involved.

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Abbreviations

ABA :

abscisic acid

ds:

double-stranded

ss DNA:

single-stranded DNA

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Farkas, G.L. (1982). Ribonucleases and Ribonucleic Acid Breakdown. In: Parthier, B., Boulter, D. (eds) Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Plants II. Encyclopedia of Plant Physiology, vol 14 / B. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68347-3_8

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