U8 small nucleolar RNA
| U8 small nucleolar RNA | |
|---|---|
| SO | SO:0000593 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
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More specifically, U8 is a
small nucleolar RNA
(snoRNA) and also often referred to as a guide RNA.
snoRNA U8 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.[3]
U8 RNA genes have been identified in human, mouse, rat and the amphibian Xenopus laevis.[2]
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