Member database | Pfam |
Pfam type | domain |
Short name | tRNA_int_endo_N |
Clan | tRNA-IECD_N |
Author | Enright A;0000-0002-6090-3100 Ouzounis C;0000-0002-0086-8657 Bateman A;0000-0002-6982-4660 Griffiths-Jones SR;0000-0001-6043-807X |
Sequence Ontology | 0000417 |
Description
Members of this family cleave pre tRNA at the 5' and 3' splice sites to release the intron EC:3.1.27.9.
References
1. Properties of H. volcanii tRNA intron endonuclease reveal a relationship between the archaeal and eucaryal tRNA intron processing systems. Kleman-Leyer K, Armbruster DW, Daniels CJ. Cell 89, 839-47, (1997). View articlePMID: 9200602
2. Crystal structure and evolution of a transfer RNA splicing enzyme. Li H, Trotta CR, Abelson J. Science 280, 279-84, (1998). View articlePMID: 9535656