The ELAC2 gene encodes a protein that is 92 kDa in size and is localized to the mitochondrion and the nucleus. The ELAC2 protein is a zincphosphodiesterase, which is known to show tRNA 3'-processing endonuclease activity inside the mitochondria. Mitochondria contain their own pool of tRNAs that are involved in the protein translation of 13 subunits of the respiratory chain that are encoded by the mitochondrial genome. ELAC2 functions in the maturation of tRNA by removing a 3'-trailer (extra 3' nucleotides) from tRNA precursors, generating 3' termini of tRNAs.
The reaction leaves a 3'-hydroxy group is left at the tRNA end, and a 5'-phosphoryl group at the cleaved, trailing end. The reaction requires zinc ions as co-factors.
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