In molecular biology, U83B belongs to the C/D family of snoRNAs. U83B like U83A has no documented RNA target and they share the same host gene with the C/D box snoRNA U43 (RPL3).[1]
N.B. U83A/B/C have no sequence similarity with the U83 snoRNA that was cloned by Jady and Kiss (2000).[2]
References
^Duga S, Asselta R, Malcovati M, Tenchini ML, Ronchi S, Simonic T (February 2000). "The intron-containing L3 ribosomal protein gene (RPL3): sequence analysis and identification of U43 and of two novel intronic small nucleolar RNAs". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1490 (3): 225–36. doi:10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00237-7. PMID10684968.