3.1.13.1 Ca2+ may partly substitute for Mg2+, with less efficiency 730689 3.1.13.1 K+ 100 mM KCl stimulating 134058 3.1.13.1 K+ activating 134050, 134055 3.1.13.1 K+ activation against poly(A), -(U), -(C), RNA and T4 mRNA 134052 3.1.13.1 K+ maximum concentration for activation: 0.15 mM at pH 7.4 and 8.0 134055 3.1.13.1 K+ necessary for activity 134049, 134057 3.1.13.1 K+ optimum for poly(A) as substrate: 100 mM 134057 3.1.13.1 K+ optimum for poly(C) as substrate: 25 mM 134057 3.1.13.1 K+ required 656710 3.1.13.1 K+ required for activity 666793 3.1.13.1 KCl preferred concentration is 50 mM. Activity starts to decrease above 150 mM 730689 3.1.13.1 Li+ can substitute for K+ to a small extend 134052 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ - 700000 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ Asp209, but not Asp207, contacting Mg2+ in addition to Asp201, Asp210, and the phosphate group of nt 13 693048 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ dependent on 716841 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ for catalysis of mRNA but not for substrate binding 664891 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ increases activity 656668 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ is important for substrate binding of RNase R in the channel as well as for catalysis. Asp278 is predicted to coordinate a Mg2+ at the catalytic center of RNase R 698974 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ necessary for activity 134049, 134050, 134051, 134053, 134054, 134057, 134058, 134063 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ optimum: 1 mM 134053 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ optimum: 1-2 mM 134057 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ optimum: 1.5 mM 134054 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ optimum: 2 mM 134051 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required 656710 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required for activity 666793 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required for activity, preferred concntration is 1 mM 730689 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required for the catalysis 709032 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required, 5-20 mM optimal concentration 657199 3.1.13.1 Mg2+ required, no degradation of the RNA occurs in the absence of Mg2+ 751728 3.1.13.1 Mn2+ can partially replace Mg2+ 134053, 134058 3.1.13.1 Mn2+ increases activity 656668 3.1.13.1 Mn2+ necessary for activity 134049, 134054 3.1.13.1 Mn2+ optimum: 0.3 mM, stimulation about two-thirds the rate with Mg2+ 134054 3.1.13.1 Na+ increases activity against T4 mRNA, can substitute for K+ in activation against T4 mRNA and RNA 134052 3.1.13.1 NaCl enzyme is active in NaCl, but the cleavage efficiency is 10times lower when compared to its activity in KCl 730689 3.1.13.1 NH4+ activating 134050, 134052, 134054 3.1.13.1 NH4+ can substitute for K+ to a small extend 134050, 134052, 134055 3.1.13.1 NH4+ stimulates at pH 9.5 about 100%, optimum: 50 mM 134054 3.1.13.1 Zn2+ induces a folding reaction resulting in protein preparations with 50-60% alpha-helical content and 10-20% beta-sheet structure, critical concentration for refolding bigger or equal to 0.1 mM 666317