List of RNAs

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This is a list of RNAs in nature. Some of these categories are broad, others are single RNA families.

Housekeeping RNAs
Type Abbr. Function Distribution Ref.
Ribosomal RNA rRNA Translation All organisms
Transfer RNA tRNA Translation All organisms
Transfer-messenger RNA tmRNA Rescuing stalled ribosomes Bacteria [1]
Small nuclear RNA snRNA Various Eukaryotes and archaea [2]
Small nucleolar RNA snoRNA Nucleotide modification of RNAs Eukaryotes and archaea [3]
Ribonuclease P RNase P tRNA maturation All organisms [4]
Ribonuclease MRP RNase MRP rRNA maturation, DNA replication Eukaryotes [5]
Y RNA RNA processing, DNA replication Animals [6]
Signal recognition particle RNA 7SL RNA or SRP RNA Protein export All organisms [7]
Telomerase RNA Telomere synthesis Most eukaryotes [8]
Regulatory RNAs
Type Abbr. Function Distribution Ref.
Antisense RNA aRNA Transcriptional attenuation / mRNA degradation / mRNA stabilisation / Translation block All organisms [9][10]
MicroRNA miRNA Most eukaryotes [11]
Piwi-interacting RNA piRNA Animals [12]
Riboswitch Bacteria/Eukaryotes [13]
Small interfering RNA siRNA Most eukaryotes [14]
trans-acting siRNA tasiRNA Plants (Arabidopsis thaliana) [15]
Repeat associated siRNA rasiRNA
Scan RNA scnRNA
Small temporal RNA stRNA
"Parasitic" RNAs
Type Function Distribution Ref.
Retrotransposon Self-propagating Eukaryotes and some bacteria [16]
Viroid Self-propagating Infected plants [17]
Satellite RNA Self-propagating Infected cells
Viral genome Information carrier Double-stranded RNA viruses, positive-sense RNA viruses, negative-sense RNA viruses, many satellite viruses and reverse transcribing viruses
Other
Type Abbr. Function Distribution Ref.
Messenger RNA mRNA Codes for protein All organisms
Guide RNA gRNA mRNA nucleotide modification Kinetoplastid mitochondria [18]

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