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Trans-acting regulators of ribonuclease activity

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RNA metabolism needs to be tightly regulated in response to changes in cellular physiology. Ribonucleases (RNases) play an essential role in almost all aspects of RNA metabolism, including processing, degradation, and recycling of RNA molecules. Thus, living systems have evolved to regulate RNase activity at multiple levels, including transcription, post-transcription, post-translation, and cellular localization. In addition, various trans-acting regulators of RNase activity have been discovered in recent years. This review focuses on the physiological roles and underlying mechanisms of trans-acting regulators of RNase activity.

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This research was supported by the Chung-Ang University Graduate Research Scholarship in 2017 and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (grant no. 2019R1I1-A1A01063517 to M. L).

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Lee, J., Lee, M. & Lee, K. Trans-acting regulators of ribonuclease activity. J Microbiol. 59, 341–359 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-021-0650-6

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