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Ribonuclease III MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ribonuclease III
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.277.352.700.350.707
Unique ID
D043244
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D043244
Scope Note
An endoribonuclease that is specific for double-stranded RNA. It plays a role in POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL RNA PROCESSING of pre-RIBOSOMAL RNA and a variety of other RNA structures that contain double-stranded regions.
Entry Term(s)
Dicer Enzyme
RNase D
RNase III
Ribonuclease D
Related Numbers
EC 3.1.26.3
Previous Indexing
Endonucleases (1979-1982)
Endoribonucleases (1980-2003)
Ribonuclease (1979-1982)
Public MeSH Note
2004; RIBONUCLEASE III was indexed under ENDORIBONUCLEASES 1983-2003, under ENDONUCLEASE & RIBONUCLEASE 1979-1982
History Note
2004; use RIBONUCLEASE III (NM) 1980-2003
Date Established
2004/01/01
Date of Entry
2003/07/09
Revision Date
1955/01/01
Ribonuclease III Preferred
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