LSM2 Homolog, U6 Small Nuclear RNA Associated (S. Cerevisiae) (LSM2) protein
Description
snRNPs are RNA-protein complexes that combine with unmodified pre-mRNA and various other proteins to form a spliceosome, a large RNA-protein molecular complex upon which splicing of pre-mRNA occurs. The action of snRNPs is essential to the removal of introns from pre-mRNA, a critical aspect of post-transcriptional modification of RNA, occurring only in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. Alternative Names: Small Ribonucleoprotein, snRNP