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Ribonuclease L or RNase L (for latent) known sometimes as ribonuclease 4 or 2-5A-dependent ribonuclease — is an interferon-induced ribonuclease which upon activation destroys all RNA within the cell (both cellular and viral). RNase L is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the RNASEL gene.This gene encodes a component of the interferon-regulated 2-5A system that functions in the antiviral and antiproliferative roles of interferons.