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| Small nucleolar RNA SNORD30 |
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| Type: |
Gene; snRNA; guide; CD-box; |
| 2° structure: |
Predicted; Daub J |
| Seed alignment: |
Griffiths-Jones SR |
| Avg length: |
70.0 nucleotides |
| Avg identity: |
78% |
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Small nucleolar RNA SNORD30 (U30) is a member of the C/D class of snoRNA which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. U30 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]
[edit] References
- ^ Tycowski, KT; Shu MD, Steitz JA (1996). "A mammalian gene with introns instead of exons generating stable RNA products". Nature 379: 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 U S A 93: 14480–14485. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.25.14480. PMID 8962077.
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