{{protein | Name = Ribonuclease D | caption = Structure of the RNase D protein | image = Crystal structure 1YT3.jpg | width = 220 | HGNCid = | Symbol = RNASED | AltSymbols = | EntrezGene = | OMIM = | RefSeq = | UniProt = | PDB = | ECnumber = 3.1.13.5 | Chromosome = | Arm = | Band = | LocusSupplementaryData = }} '''RNase D''' is one of the seven exoribonucleases identified in ''E. coli''. It is a 3'-5' exoribonuclease which has been shown to be involved in the 3' processing of various stable RNA molecules.<ref name=Zuo>{{cite journal | vauthors = Zuo Y, Wang Y, Malhotra A | title = Crystal structure of Escherichia coli RNase D, an exoribonuclease involved in structured RNA processing | journal = Structure | volume = 13 | issue = 7 | pages = 973–84 | date = July 2005 | pmid = 16004870 | doi = 10.1016/j.str.2005.04.015 | doi-access = free }}</ref> RNase D has homologues in many other organisms like eubacteria and eukaryotes, and has been shown to contribute to the 3' maturation of several stable RNAs.<ref name=Zuo/> When a part of another larger protein has a domain that is very similar to RNase D, this is called an '''RNase D domain'''.
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== External links == * [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1YT3 Crystal structure of ''E. coli'' RNase D at the RCSB Protein Data Bank]
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Category:Ribonucleases Category:EC 3.1.13
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