DIS3
Encyclopedia
Exosome complex exonuclease RRP44 or Dis3 is an enzyme
that in humans is encoded by the DIS3 gene
. Its protein product is an RNase enzyme homologous to the yeast protein Rrp44, and can be part of the exosome complex
in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
that in humans is encoded by the DIS3 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
. Its protein product is an RNase enzyme homologous to the yeast protein Rrp44, and can be part of the exosome complex
Exosome complex
The exosome complex is a multi-protein complex capable of degrading various types of RNA molecules...
in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.