Small nucleolar RNA snR64

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Small nucleolar RNA snR64
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Type: Gene; snRNA; guide; CD-box;
2° structure: Predicted; PFOLD; Moxon SJ; Daub J
Seed alignment: Moxon SJ
Avg length: 102.8 nucleotides
Avg identity: 89%

In molecular biology, snR64 is an RNA molecule belonging to the C/D class of small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA), which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. Similar to most members of the box C/D family, snR64 is conjectured to help direct site-specific 2'-O-methylation of substrate RNAs.[1]

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  1. ^ Lowe, TM; Eddy SR (1999). "A computational screen for methylation guide snoRNAs in yeast". Science 283: 1168–1171. doi:10.1126/science.283.5405.1168. PMID 10024243. 

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