U6-snRNA

Introduction

Only spliceosomal snRNA that lacks trimethyl guanosine cap. U6 snRNA is unique in that nucleotides are both added to & removed from its 3'-end U6-TUTase is responsible for a controlled elongation reaction results in the restoration of the four 3'-terminal UMP-residues found in newly transcribed U6 snRNA

More general terms

• small nuclear RNA (snRNA)

Component of

• U4/U6-snRNP; U4/U6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein