In molecular biology, Small nucleolar RNA Z223 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.
| Small nucleolar RNA Z223 | |
|---|---|
 Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of snoZ223 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | snoZ223 |
| Rfam | RF00135 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Gene; snRNA; snoRNA; CD-box |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | GO:0006396 GO:0005730 |
| SO | SO:0000593 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
snoRNA Z223 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]
Plant snoRNA Z223 was identified in a screen of Arabidopsis thaliana.[2]
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.
- ^ Marker C, Zemann A, Terhörst T, Kiefmann M, Kastenmayer JP, Green P, Bachellerie JP, Brosius J, Hüttenhofer A (December 2002). "Experimental RNomics: identification of 140 candidates for small non-messenger RNAs in the plant Arabidopsis thaliana". Current Biology. 12 (23): 2002–13. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01304-0. PMID 12477388. S2CID 18112420.
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