scaRNA

Term ID

SO:0002095

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). (2)

References

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC126017/

Ontology

Sequence Ontology