Term Name: | scaRNA |
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Synonyms: | small Cajal body specific RNA, small Cajal body-specific RNA |
Definition: | A ncRNA, specific to the Cajal body, that has been demonstrated to function as a guide RNA in the site-specific synthesis of 2'-O-ribose-methylated nucleotides and pseudouridines in the RNA polymerase II-transcribed U1, U2, U4 and U5 spliceosomal small nuclear RNAs (snRNAs). |
Ontology: | Sequence Ontology [SO:0002095] |