Families of H/ACA ncRNA molecules in trypanosomatids

RNA Biol. 2009 Sep-Oct;6(4):370-4. doi: 10.4161/rna.6.4.9270. Epub 2009 Sep 17.

Abstract

H/ACA molecules are small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) that guide the conversion of a uridine into a pseudouridine. This modification is crucial for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) function. In addition, H/ACA RNA also function in ribosomal RNA processing. Unlike the double hairpin structure of H/ACA molecules in other organisms, H/ACA molecules in Trypanosomes have a single hairpin structure. Here we describe the repertoire of the 46 published H/ACA molecules in Trypanosoma brucei, as well as identify the orthologous counterparts in other Trypanosomatids enlarging the H/ACA collection in this family to over 300.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Conserved Sequence
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • RNA, Protozoan / chemistry
  • RNA, Protozoan / genetics*
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar / chemistry
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar / classification
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar / genetics*
  • RNA, Untranslated / chemistry
  • RNA, Untranslated / genetics*
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Trypanosoma / genetics*

Substances

  • RNA, Protozoan
  • RNA, Small Nucleolar
  • RNA, Untranslated