Dictyostelium class II RNA

Class II RNA
Class II RNA conserved secondary structure
Identifiers
Other data
RNA typeCis-reg
Domain(s)Dictyostelium discoideum
PDB structuresPDBe

The class II RNA is a non-coding RNA. This family was identified using shotgun sequencing of full-length cDNA libraries of small RNAs (sRNA) from the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.[1] The RNAs are 59–60 nucleotides in length. A Northern blot analysis showed that this ncRNA was expressed in all stages of development and that, like Dictyostelium class I RNA, class II is strongly localised in the cytoplasm.[1] Dictyostelium class I and II share a consensus sequence (5'-CCUUACAGCAA-3') which is found in an 'open' area of the secondary structure of both molecules. The function of this RNA is unknown.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Aspegren A, Hinas A, Larsson P, Larsson A, Söderbom F (2004). "Novel non-coding RNAs in Dictyostelium discoideum and their expression during development". Nucleic Acids Res. 32 (15): 4646–4656. doi:10.1093/nar/gkh804. PMC 516072. PMID 15333696.

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