small nuclear ribonucleoprotein complex

Term ID

GO:0030532

Synonyms

• small nuclear ribonucleoprotein
• snRNP

Definition

A ribonucleoprotein complex that contains at least one RNA of the small nuclear RNA (snRNA) class and as well as its associated proteins. These are typically named after the snRNA(s) they contain, e.g. U1 snRNP, U4/U6 snRNP, or 7SK snRNP. Many, of these complexes become part of the spliceosome involved in splicing of nuclear mRNAs. Others are involved in regulation of transcription elongation or 3'-end processing of replication-dependent histone pre-mRNAs. 0879695897

References

• Wikipedia:SnRNP

Ontology

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