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Messenger RNA

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A class of RNA molecule containing protein-coding information in its nucleotide sequence that can be translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein. [ ]

Term info

Label

Messenger RNA

Synonyms
  • Messenger RNA
  • mRNA
  • messenger RNA
Subsets

NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C111114, NCIT_C142799

ALT DEFINITION

A class of RNA molecule containing protein-coding information in its nucleotide sequence that can be translated into the amino acid sequence of a protein., A type of RNA found in cells. Messenger RNA molecules carry the genetic information needed to make proteins. They carry the information from the DNA in the nucleus of the cell to the cytoplasm where the proteins are made.

CHEBI ID

CHEBI:33699

Contributing Source

CTRP, CDISC

DesignNote

Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail.

Display Name

Messenger RNA

Legacy Concept Name

Messenger_RNA

Maps To

mRNA

Preferred Name

Messenger RNA

Semantic Type

Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

UMLS CUI

C0035696

code

C813

Term relations

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