U6atac minor spliceosomal RNA

U6atac minor spliceosomal RNA
Predicted secondary structure and sequence conservation of U6atac
Identifiers
Symbol	U6atac
Rfam	RF00619
Other data
RNA type	Gene; snRNA; splicing
Domain(s)	Eukaryota
GO	0000355 0000369 0030622 0030627 0005691
SO	0000274

U6atac minor spliceosomal RNA is a non-coding RNA which is an essential component of the minor U12-type spliceosome complex. The U12-type spliceosome is required for removal of the rarer class of eukaryotic introns (AT-AC, U12-type).

U6atac snRNA is proposed to form a base-paired complex with another spliceosomal RNA U4atac via two stem loop regions. These interacting stem loops have been shown to be required for in vivo splicing. U6atac is the functional analog of U6 spliceosomal RNA in the major U2-type spliceosomal complex.