Template:RNA Class table
From Embryology
| RNA Class | Acronym | Roles | Examples | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| transfer RNA | tRNA | carry amino acid in cell cytoplasm to ribosome | PMID 24966867 PMID 27095039 | |
| messenger RNA | mRNA | transcribed from DNA in cell nucleus and relocate to cytoplasm for translation on the ribosome | Example | PMID 28102265 |
| ribosomal RNA | rRNA | structural RNA that allow the assembly of ribosomal proteins in the cytoplasm into ribosomal subunits required for protein translation | Example | |
| small nuclear RNA | snRNA | involved in cell nucleus RNA splicing | PMID 23980890 | |
| small nucleolar RNA | snoRNA | modify other small RNAs (rRNAs and tRNAs) | box C/D snoRNAs and the box H/ACA | PMID 21664409 PMID 19446021 |
| microRNA | miRNA | post-transcriptional regulator of gene expression | PMID 25128264 | |
| endogenous short-interfering RNA | endo-siRNA | short regulatory RNA | mainly characterised in plants | PMID 22578318 |
| piwi-associated RNA | piRNA | short regulatory RNA | PMID 18032451 PMID 22103557 | |
| long non-coding RNA | ncRNA | non-coding RNA greater than 200bp in length may have different roles in signalling, protein processing and differentiation | PMID 24829860 |
