GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0004525 - ribonuclease III activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0004525
- Name
- ribonuclease III activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA with 5'-phosphomonoesters and 3'-OH termini; makes two staggered cuts in both strands of dsRNA, leaving a 3' overhang of 2 nt.
