Small nucleolar RNA SNORD81

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Small nucleolar RNA SNORD81
RF00136.jpg
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SNORD81
Identifiers
SymbolSNORD81
Alt. SymbolsU81
RfamRF00136
Other data
RNA typeGene; snRNA; snoRNA; CD-box
Domain(s)Eukaryota
GOGO:0006396 GO:0005730
SOSO:0000593
PDB structuresPDBe

In molecular biology, U81 (also sometimes called Z23 snoRNA) is a member of the C/D class of snoRNA which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. U81 acts as a guanine methylation guide and is found in intron 11 of the gas5 gene in mammals.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Smith CM, Steitz JA (December 1998). "Classification of gas5 as a multi-small-nucleolar-RNA (snoRNA) host gene and a member of the 5'-terminal oligopyrimidine gene family reveals common features of snoRNA host genes". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18 (12): 6897–909. doi:10.1128/mcb.18.12.6897. PMC 109273. PMID 9819378.

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