Housekeeping RNAs | Â |
tRNA | Translation of genetic information |
rRNA | Ribosome components; catalysis of peptide bond formation |
snRNA | Pre-mRNA splicing; spliceosome components |
snoRNA | RNA modification, including 2'-O-methylation and pseudouridylation |
RNase P RNA | Maturation of 5' ends of pre-tRNA |
Telomerase RNA | Telomeric DNA synthesis; component of telomerase |
4.5S RNA | Protein export in bacteria |
7SL RNA | Protein export in eukaryotes |
tmRNA | Trans-translation |
Y RNA | Ro RNP components; function unknown |
RNase MRP | Mitochondrial RNA processing |
Regulatory RNAs | Â |
Transcriptional regulators | Â |
roX RNAs and Xist/Tsix | Chromatin remodeling associated with X-chromosome inactivation and dosage compensation in eukaryotes |
H19, IPW and LIT1 | Regulation of expression of imprinted genes |
âââPost-transcriptional regulators | Â |
DsrA, micF, lin-4, let-7, microRNAs, HFE and LjPLP-IV | Repression or stimulation of translation of regulated mRNAs in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells via antisense RNA:RNA interactions |
âââModulators of protein function | Â |
6S RNA, OxyS and SRA | Modulation of protein activity via RNA-protein interactions |
Regulators of RNA and protein distribution | Â |
Xlsirt and hsr-Ï | Effects on localization of mRNA or pre-mRNA depending on specific subcellular location of non-coding RNA |