SL2 RNA

SL2 RNA

SL2 RNA is a non-coding RNA involved in trans splicing in lower eukaryotes. Trans-splicing is a form of RNA processing. The acquisition of a spliced leader from an SL RNA is an intra-molecular reaction which precisely joins exons derived from separately transcribed RNAs. [cite journal | last = Dassanayake | first = RS | coauthors = Chandrasekharan NV, Karunanayake EH | year = 2001 | title = Trans-spliced leader RNA, 5S-rRNA genes and novel variant orphan spliced-leader of the lymphatic filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti, and a sensitive polymerase chain reaction based detection assay | journal = Gene | volume = 269 | pages = 185–193 | pmid = 11376950 | doi = 10.1016/S0378-1119(01)00438-3] Approximately 25% of "C. elegans" genes are organised into polycistronic transcription units and the presence of SL2 on an mRNA is an indication the the gene is in an operon. [cite journal | last = Evans | first = D | coauthors = Blumenthal T | year = 2000 | title = trans splicing of polycistronic Caenorhabditis elegans pre-mRNAs: analysis of the SL2 RNA | journal = Mol Cell Biol | volume = 20 | pages = 6659–6667 | pmid = 10958663 | doi = 10.1128/MCB.20.18.6659-6667.2000]

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