UnaL2 LINE 3' element

UnaL2 LINE 3' element

Identifiers
Symbol UnaL2
Rfam RF00436
Other data
RNA type Cis-reg
Domain(s) Eukaryota
SO 0000233

The UnaL2 LINE 3' element is an RNA element found in the UnaL2 LINE (long interspersed nuclear element) and partner SINE (short interspersed nuclear element) from eel.[1] This conserved element is a stem-loop that is critical for their retrotransposition found in their 3' end. The first step of retrotransposition is the recognition of their 3' tails by UnaL2-encoded reverse transcriptase. The NMR structure of a 17-nucleotide RNA derived from the 3' tail of UnaL2 has been determined.[1]

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