Small nucleolar RNA snoMBI-87

Small nucleolar RNA SNORA36 family

Identifiers
Symbol SNORA36
Alt. Symbols snoMBI-87
Rfam RF00340
Other data
RNA type Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; H/ACA-box
Domain(s) Eukaryota
GO 0006396 0005730
SO 0000594

Small nucleolar RNA MBI-87 is a non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecule which functions in the biogenesis (modification) of other small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). This type of modifying RNA is located in the nucleolus of the eukaryotic cell which is a major site of snRNA biogenesis. It is known as a small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) and also often referred to as a "guide RNA".[1]

snoRNA MBI-87 was originally cloned from mouse brain tissues[2] and belongs to the H/ACA box class of snoRNAs as it has the predicted hairpin-hinge-hairpin-tail structure and has the conserved H/ACA-box motifs.

References

  1. Kiss, Tamás (2002). "Small Nucleolar RNAs". Cell. 109 (2): 145–148. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00718-3. PMID 12007400.
  2. Huttenhofer, Alexander; Kiefmann, Martin; Meier-Ewert, Sebastian; O'Brien, John; Lehrach, Hans; Bachellerie, Jean-Pierre; Brosius, Jürgen (1 June 2001). "RNomics: an experimental approach that identifies 201 candidates for novel, small, non-messenger RNAs in mouse". The EMBO Journal. 20 (11): 2943–2953. doi:10.1093/emboj/20.11.2943. PMC 125495Freely accessible. PMID 11387227.


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