Term Name: | RNase_MRP_RNA |
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Synonyms: | INSDC_feature:ncRNA, INSDC_qualifier:RNase_MRP_RNA, RNase MRP RNA |
Definition: | The RNA molecule essential for the catalytic activity of RNase MRP, an enzymatically active ribonucleoprotein with two distinct roles in eukaryotes. In mitochondria it plays a direct role in the initiation of mitochondrial DNA replication. In the nucleus it is involved in precursor rRNA processing, where it cleaves the internal transcribed spacer 1 between 18S and 5.8S rRNAs. |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0000385] |