QuickView for small nuclear RNA (compound)

Name:	RNA, Small Nuclear
Description:	Short chains of RNA (100-300 nucleotides long) that are abundant in the nucleus and usually complexed with proteins in snRNPs (RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR). Many function in the processing of messenger RNA precursors. Others, the snoRNAs (RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR), are involved with the processing of ribosomal RNA precursors.
Synonyms:	Small Molecular Weight RNA; Small Nuclear RNA; snRNA; Low Molecular Weight Nuclear RNA