이 유전자는 리보핵산가수분해효소 A 슈퍼패밀리의 서브셋인 췌장형 분비성 리보핵산가수분해효소 멤버를 코드한다.암호화된 핵산가수분해효소는 피리미딘 염기의 3'측에서 내부 포스포디에스테르 RNA 결합을 분해한다.폴리(C)를 기질로 선호하며 pH 최적값이 8.0에 가까운 2', 3'-순환 뉴클레오티드를 가수분해한다.부호화된 단백질은 단량체이며 더 일반적으로 ds-RNA에 대한 ss-RNA를 분해하는 작용을 한다. 대체 스플라이싱은 이 궤적에서 발생하며 동일한 단백질을 코드하는 4개의 전사 변형이 확인되었다.[6]
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