Small nucleolar RNA SNORD81

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Small nucleolar RNA SNORD81
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Type: Gene; snRNA; guide; CD-box;
2° structure: Predicted; PFOLD
Seed alignment: Griffiths-Jones SR
Avg length: 76.5 nucleotides
Avg identity: 82%

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].

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  • [1] Smith, CM; Steitz JA (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". Mol Cell Biol 18: 6897–6909. PMID 9819378. 

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