Caenorhabditis elegans small RNAs
Introduction Small RNAs (sRNAs) have been identified within the ''C. elegans'' genome and comparative genomics has shown that they are conserved across several nematode species. These sRNAs contain a characteristic 2,2,7-trimethylguanosine (TMG) cap structure that identifies them as non-coding RNAs that have a functional role within the cell but at present the exact function of these sRNAs is unknown. Immunoprecipitation using antibodies against TMG and RNA microarrays were used to identify these sRNA.
Examples * sbRNA* SmY RNA
See also *''Bacillus subtilis'' sRNA*''Escherichia coli'' sRNA*''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' sRNA
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