Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31
| Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31 | |
|---|---|
 Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SNORD31 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SNORD31 |
| Alt. Symbols | U31 |
| Rfam | RF00089 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; CD-box |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | 0006396 0005730 |
| SO | 0000593 |
Small nucleolar RNA SNORD31 (U31) is a member of the C/D class of snoRNA which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. U31 is encoded within the U22 snoRNA host gene (UHG) in mammals[1] and is thought to act as a 2'-O-ribose methylation guide for ribosomal RNA.[2]
References
- ↑ Tycowski, KT; Shu MD; Steitz JA (1996). "A mammalian gene with introns instead of exons generating stable RNA products". Nature. 379 (6564): 464–466. doi:10.1038/379464a0. PMID 8559254.
- ↑ Tycowski, KT; Smith CM; Shu MD; Steitz JA (1996). "A small nucleolar RNA requirement for site-specific ribose methylation of rRNA in Xenopus". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 93 (25): 14480–14485. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.25.14480. PMC 26158
. PMID 8962077.
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