RNA, Guide, Kinetoplastida

**Definition:** Small kinetoplastid mitochondrial RNA that plays a major role in RNA EDITING. These molecules form perfect hybrids with edited mRNA sequences and possess nucleotide sequences at their 5'-ends that are complementary to the sequences of the mRNA's immediately downstream of the pre-edited regions.

**Tree numbers:** - D13.444.735.790.552.625

**Synonyms:** - RNA, Kinetoplastida Guide - Guide RNA, Kinetoplastida - Kinetoplastida Guide RNA - RNA, Guide Kinetoplastids - Kinetoplastid Guide RNA - Kinetoplastid gRNA - gRNA, Kinetoplastid