EOG8WM79T GO:0006388 3/6 tRNA splicing, via endonucleolytic cleavage and ligation biological_process "Splicing of tRNA substrates via recognition of the folded RNA structure that brings the 5' and 3' splice sites into proximity and cleavage of the RNA at both the 3' and 5' splice sites by an endonucleolytic mechanism, followed by ligation of the exons." [GOC:krc, ISBN:0879695897, PMID:9582290] EOG8WM79T GO:0000213 3/6 tRNA-intron endonuclease activity molecular_function "Catalysis of the endonucleolytic cleavage of pre-tRNA, producing 5'-hydroxyl and 2',3'-cyclic phosphate termini, and specifically removing the intron." [EC:3.1.27.9]