GO:0000379

tRNA-type intron splice site recognition and cleavage

Details: 
RNA processing that begins when the tertiary structure of a tRNA type intron is recognized, and ends when the endonucleolytic cleavage of the RNA at both the 5' and 3' splice sites occurs. [GOC:krc, GOC:mah, ISBN:0879695897]
Evidence Code: 
IEA