Small nucleolar RNA Z248

Z248 is a member of the C/D class of snoRNA which contain the C (UGAUGA) and D (CUGA) box motifs. Most of the members of the box C/D family function in directing site-specific 2'-O-methylation of substrate RNAs [1] .

References

* [1] cite journal | last = Kiss | first = T | year = 2002 | title = Small nucleolar RNAs: an abundant group of noncoding RNAs with diverse cellular functions | journal = Cell | volume = 109 | pages = 145–148 | pmid = 12007400 | doi = 10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00718-3
* [2] cite journal | last = Chen | first = CL | coauthors = Liang D, Zhou H, Zhuo M, Chen YQ, Qu LH | year = 2003 | title = The high diversity of snoRNAs in plants: identification and comparative study of 120 snoRNA genes from Oryza sativa | journal = Nucleic Acids Res | volume = 31 | pages = 2601–2613 | pmid = 12736310 | doi = 10.1093/nar/gkg373

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