SL1 RNA
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| SL1 RNA | |
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| Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SL1 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SL1 |
| Rfam | RF00198 |
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| RNA type | Gene |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | 0000365 |
| SO | 0000233 |
This family represents the SL1 RNA. SL1 is commonly located in the spacer region between 5S-rRNA genes where it is involved in trans-splicing. Trans-splicing is a form of RNA processing. The acquisition of a spliced leader from an SL RNA is an intra-molecular reaction which precisely joins exons derived from separately transcribed RNAs. This mechanism of mRNA maturation has been shown to occur in a number of lower eukaryotes and is commonplace in nematodes[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Dassanayake, RS; Chandrasekharan NV, Karunanayake EH (2001). "Trans-spliced leader RNA, 5S-rRNA genes and novel variant orphan spliced-leader of the lymphatic filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, and a sensitive polymerase chain reaction based detection assay". Gene 269 (1-2): 185–193. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00438-3. PMID 11376950.
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