Go terms map to parent GO term: GO:0004518   nuclease activity
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 Functional Category Description Protein Count
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GO:0004519 endonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by creating internal breaks. 11
GO:0004521 endoribonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within ribonucleic acid by creating internal breaks. 10
GO:0004520 endodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within deoxyribonucleic acid by creating internal breaks. 8
GO:0004523 ribonuclease H activity Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA in RNA-DNA hybrids to 5'-phosphomonoesters. 8
GO:0000175 3'-5'-exoribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 3' terminus of an RNA molecule. 8
GO:0004527 exonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' or 5' end. 7
GO:0004540 ribonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds in chains of RNA. 6
GO:0017108 5'-flap endonuclease activity Catalysis of the cleavage of a 5' flap structure in DNA, but not other DNA structures; processes the 5' ends of Okazaki fragments in lagging strand DNA synthesis. 6
GO:0008408 3'-5' exonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 3' end. 6
GO:0004525 ribonuclease III activity Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of RNA with 5'-phosphomonoesters and 3'-OH termini; makes two staggered cuts in both strands of dsRNA, leaving a 3' overhang of 2 nt. 5
GO:0008409 5'-3' exonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by removing nucleotide residues from the 5' end. 5
GO:0008296 3'-5'-exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 3' terminus of a DNA molecule. 4
GO:0004536 deoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within deoxyribonucleic acid. 4
GO:0016890 site-specific endodeoxyribonuclease activity, specific for altered base Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages at specific sites within a deoxyribonucleic acid molecule by creating internal breaks. 3
GO:0004535 poly(A)-specific ribonuclease activity Catalysis of the exonucleolytic cleavage of poly(A) to 5'-AMP. 3
GO:0070551 endoribonuclease activity, cleaving siRNA-paired mRNA Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of the mRNA in a double-stranded RNA molecule formed by the base pairing of an mRNA with an siRNA, yielding 5'-phosphomonoesters. 2
GO:0045145 single-stranded DNA specific 5'-3' exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of nucleotides (such as mononucleotides or dinucleotides) from a free 5' terminus of a single-stranded DNA molecule. 2
GO:0004530 deoxyribonuclease I activity Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to 5'-phosphodinucleotide and 5'-phosphooligonucleotide end products. 2
GO:0004528 phosphodiesterase I activity Catalysis of the sequential hydrolytic removal of 5'-nucleotides from the 3'-hydroxy termini of 3'-hydroxy-terminated oligonucleotides. 2
GO:0004532 exoribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 5' or 3' terminus of an RNA molecule. 2
GO:0000014 single-stranded DNA specific endodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within a single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid molecule by creating internal breaks. 2
GO:0048256 flap endonuclease activity Catalysis of the cleavage of a flap structure in DNA, but not other DNA structures; processes the ends of Okazaki fragments in lagging strand DNA synthesis. 2
GO:0004534 5'-3' exoribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 5' terminus of an RNA molecule. 1
GO:0035312 5'-3' exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 5' terminus of a DNA molecule. 1
GO:0004531 deoxyribonuclease II activity Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA to 3'-phosphodinucleotide and 3'-phosphooligonucleotide end products. 1
GO:0016893 endonuclease activity, active with either ribo- or deoxyribonucleic acids and producing 5'-phosphomonoesters Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within nucleic acids by creating internal breaks to yield 5'-phosphomonoesters. 1
GO:0016889 endodeoxyribonuclease activity, producing 3'-phosphomonoesters Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within deoxyribonucleic acids by creating internal breaks to yield 3'-phosphomonoesters. 1
GO:0008311 double-stranded DNA specific 3'-5' exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 3' terminus of a double-stranded DNA molecule. 1
GO:0008310 single-stranded DNA specific 3'-5' exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 3' terminus of a single-stranded DNA molecule. 1
GO:0016891 endoribonuclease activity, producing 5'-phosphomonoesters Catalysis of the hydrolysis of ester linkages within ribonucleic acids by creating internal breaks to yield 5'-phosphomonoesters. 1
GO:0008821 crossover junction endodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage at a junction such as a reciprocal single-stranded crossover between two homologous DNA duplexes (Holliday junction). 1
GO:0008997 ribonuclease R activity Catalysis of the reaction: RNA + H2O = 5'-phosphomononucleotides. Cleaves RNA in the 3' to 5' direction, leaving an undigested core of 3-5 nucleotides. 1
GO:0004529 exodeoxyribonuclease activity Catalysis of the sequential cleavage of mononucleotides from a free 5' or 3' terminus of a DNA molecule. 1