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Small Nuclear RNA

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A small RNA molecule (100-300 nucleotides) located in the cell nucleus. This nucleic acid plays a role in RNA splicing, transcriptional regulation, telomere maintenance and rRNA modification. [ ]

Term info

Label

Small Nuclear RNA

Synonyms
  • Small Nuclear RNA
  • Small Nuclear Ribonucleic Acid
  • U-RNA
  • snRNA
Subsets

NCIT_C66830, NCIT_C61410, NCIT_C111114

ALT DEFINITION

A small RNA molecule (100-300 nucleotides) located in the cell nucleus. This nucleic acid plays a role in RNA splicing, transcriptional regulation, telomere maintenance and rRNA modification.

DesignNote

Small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) is a type of small nuclear RNA.

Legacy Concept Name

Small_Nuclear_RNA

Preferred Name

Small Nuclear RNA

Semantic Type

Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

UMLS CUI

C0035709

code

C815