In molecular biology, SNORD87 (also known as U87) 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 eukaryote cell which is a major site of snRNA bio genesis. It is known as a small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) and also often referred to as a guide RNA.
| Small nucleolar RNA SNORD87 | |
|---|---|
 Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SNORD87 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SNORD87 |
| Alt. Symbols | U87 |
| Rfam | RF00439 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; C/D-box |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | GO:0006396 GO:0005730 |
| SO | SO:0000593 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
snoRNA U87 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][2]
U87 was identified by purification from yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)[3] and is the orthologue of mouse MBII-276[4]
References
edit- ^ 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): 6663–8. doi:10.1128/MCB.22.19.6663-6668.2002. PMC 134041. PMID 12215523.
- ^ Kiss T (April 2002). "Small nucleolar RNAs: an abundant group of noncoding RNAs with diverse cellular functions". Cell. 109 (2): 145–8. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00718-3. PMID 12007400. S2CID 8968788.
- ^ Gogolevskaya IK, Makarova JA, Gause LN, Kulichkova VA, Konstantinova IM, Kramerov DA (June 2002). "U87 RNA, a novel C/D box small nucleolar RNA from mammalian cells". Gene. 292 (1–2): 199–204. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.510.4087. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(02)00678-9. PMID 12119114.
- ^ Hüttenhofer A, Kiefmann M, Meier-Ewert S, O'Brien J, Lehrach H, Bachellerie JP, Brosius J (June 2001). "RNomics: an experimental approach that identifies 201 candidates for novel, small, non-messenger RNAs in mouse". The EMBO Journal. 20 (11): 2943–53. doi:10.1093/emboj/20.11.2943. PMC 125495. PMID 11387227.
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