bifunctional enzyme responsible for both poly(A)-polymerizing & poly(A)-hydrolyzing activities; removes the poly(A) tail as the first step in degrading mRNA; RefSeq NM_002582 (human)
Also Known As:
AHG2 protein, Arabidopsis; PAN2 protein, S cerevisiae; PARN protein, Arabidopsis; PARN protein, human; PARN1 protein, C elegans; YGL094C protein, S cerevisiae; deadenylation nuclease, human; mRNA poly(A) nuclease; parn-A protein, Xenopus; poly(A) nuclease; poly(A) ribonuclease (PAN); poly(A) ribonuclease , Arabidopsis; poly(A)-specific ribonuclease, Xenopus; poly(A)-specific ribonuclease, human; poly(A)ribonuclease; xPARN protein, Xenopus