EOG8HQGZS GO:0005634 12/74 nucleus cellular_component "A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent." [GOC:go_curators] EOG8HQGZS GO:0046872 10/74 metal ion binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any metal ion." [GOC:ai] EOG8HQGZS GO:0004535 10/74 poly(A)-specific ribonuclease activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the exonucleolytic cleavage of poly(A) to 5'-AMP." [EC:3.1.13.4, ISBN:0198547684] EOG8HQGZS GO:0003723 10/74 RNA binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an RNA molecule or a portion thereof." [GOC:mah] EOG8HQGZS GO:0000166 10/74 nucleotide binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a nucleotide, any compound consisting of a nucleoside that is esterified with (ortho)phosphate or an oligophosphate at any hydroxyl group on the ribose or deoxyribose." [GOC:mah, ISBN:0198547684] EOG8HQGZS GO:0005737 10/74 cytoplasm cellular_component "All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures." [ISBN:0198547684] EOG8HQGZS GO:0006402 10/74 mRNA catabolic process biological_process "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of mRNA, messenger RNA, which is responsible for carrying the coded genetic 'message', transcribed from DNA, to sites of protein assembly at the ribosomes." [ISBN:0198506732] EOG8HQGZS GO:0003676 2/74 nucleic acid binding molecular_function "Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any nucleic acid." [GOC:jl]