Small nucleolar RNA SNORD61

Small nucleolar RNA SNORD61
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SNORD61
Identifiers
Symbol SNORD61
Alt. Symbols U61
Rfam RF00270
Other data
RNA type Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; C/D-box
Domain(s) Eukaryota
GO 0006396 0005730
SO 0000593

snoRNA U61 (also known as SNORD61) is a non-coding RNA (ncRNA) molecule which functions in the modification of other small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). This type of modifying RNA is usually located in the nucleolus of the eukaryotic cell which is a major site of snRNA biogenesis. It is known as a small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) and also often referred to as a guide RNA.

snoRNA U61 belongs to the C/D box class of snoRNAs which contain the conserved sequence motifs known as the C box (UGAUGA) and the D box (CUGA). Most of the members of the box C/D family function in directing site-specific 2'-O-methylation of substrate RNAs.[1]

U61 snoRNA was cloned from HeLa cells[2] and is predicted to guide the 2'O-ribose methylation of 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) residue U1442.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Galardi, S.; Fatica, A.; Bachi, A.; Scaloni, A.; Presutti, C.; Bozzoni, I. (October 2002). "Purified Box C/D snoRNPs Are Able to Reproduce Site-Specific 2'-O-Methylation of Target RNA in Vitro". Molecular and Cellular Biology 22 (19): 6663–6668. doi:10.1128/MCB.22.19.6663-6668.2002. PMC 134041. PMID 12215523.
  2. ↑ Kiss-László, Zsuzsanna; Henry, Yves; Bachellerie, Jean-Pierre; Caizergues-Ferrer, Michèle; Kiss, Tamás (June 1996). "Site-specific ribose methylation of preribosomal RNA: a novel function for small nucleolar RNAs". Cell 85 (7): 1077–1088. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81308-2. PMID 8674114.
  3. ↑ Lestrade, Laurent; Weber, Michel J. (2006). "snoRNA-LBME-db, a comprehensive database of human H/ACA and C/D box snoRNAs". Nucleic Acids Research 34 (Supplement 1: Database Issue): D158–D162. doi:10.1093/nar/gkj002. PMC 1347365. PMID 16381836. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.105.7552.

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