The life of U6 small nuclear RNA, from cradle to grave
Didychuk A, Butcher S, Brow D. The life of U6 small nuclear RNA, from cradle to grave. RNA 2018, 24: 437-460. PMID: 29367453, PMCID: PMC5855946, DOI: 10.1261/rna.065136.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU6 small nuclear RNASmall nuclear RNAPre-mRNANuclear RNAProcess of RNA splicingCatalyzes intron removalEukaryotic gene expressionPre-mRNA substrateUridine-rich small nuclear RNAsRemoval of intronsPrecursor messenger RNACryo-EM structureSplicing cycleNoncoding transcriptsCatalytic coreProtein partnersRNA splicingIntron removalSplice siteGenetic dataMacromolecular machinesSpliceosomeGene expressionSplicingConformational changes