Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein Particle

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** A highly conserved complex comprised of small nuclear RNA and protein that plays a role in pre-rRNA processing in the nucleolus and both splicing and 3'-end processing of pre-mRNA in the nucleoplasm.

**Synonyms:** - Small Nuclear RNP - snRNP