SL1 RNA
| SL1 RNA | |
|---|---|
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of SL1 | |
| Identifiers | |
| Symbol | SL1 |
| Rfam | RF00198 |
| Other data | |
| RNA type | Gene |
| Domain(s) | Eukaryota |
| GO | GO:0000365 |
| SO | SO:0000233 |
| PDB structures | PDBe |
This family represents the SL1 RNA. The gene encoding SL1 RNA is commonly, but not always, located in the spacer region between 5S-rRNA genes. The SL1 RNA is involved in trans-splicing, which is a form of RNA processing. The acquisition of a spliced leader from an SL RNA is an inter-molecular reaction that precisely joins exons derived from separately transcribed RNAs. This mechanism of mRNA maturation has been shown to occur in a number of lower eukaryotes and is commonplace in nematodes.