Small nucleolar RNA SNORA63

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Small nucleolar RNA SNORA63
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Type: Gene; snRNA; guide; HACA-box;
2° structure: Predicted; PFOLD; Griffiths-Jones SR
Seed alignment: Griffiths-Jones SR
Avg length: 126.3 nucleotides
Avg identity: 71%

Small nucleolar RNA SNORA63 (E3) belongs to the H/ACA class of snoRNAs and is involved in the processing of eukaryotic pre-rRNA and has regions of complementarity to 18S rRNA. E3 is encoded in introns in the gene for protein synthesis initiation factor 4AII.[1]

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  1. ^ Mishra, RK; Eliceiri GL (1997). "Three small nucleolar RNAs that are involved in ribosomal RNA precursor processing". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 94: 4972–4977. doi:10.1073/pnas.94.10.4972. PMID 9144174. 

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