ribonuclease E activity
Catalysis of the cleavage of single-stranded RNA that is monophosphorylated at its 5'-end; cleavage occurs predominantly at 5 nucleotides from the 5'-end and in A + U-rich regions, and is blocked by the presence of a 5'-triphosphate group.
GO:0016891
RNA endonuclease activity producing 5'-phosphomonoesters, hydrolytic mechanism
is_a
ribonuclease G activity
related