Small nucleolar RNA sR-tMet

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In molecular biology, small nucleolar RNA sR-tMet is a C/D box snoRNA. It was identified in the genome of the haloarchaeon Haloferax volcanii, and is found in several other haloarchaea. It guides 2'-O-methylation of the wobble residue, C34, of tRNAMet.[1]

References

  1. Joardar A, Malliahgari SR, Skariah G, Gupta R (2011). "2'-O-methylation of the wobble residue of elongator pre-tRNA (Met) in Haloferax volcanii is guided by a box C/D RNA containing unique features". RNA Biol. 8 (5): 782–91. doi:10.4161/rna.8.5.16015. PMC 3256356. PMID 21654217.