Small Nuclear RNA

**Semantic type:** Nucleic Acid, Nucleoside, or Nucleotide

**Definition:** A small RNA molecule (100-300 nucleotides) located in the cell nucleus. This nucleic acid plays a role in RNA splicing, transcriptional regulation, telomere maintenance and rRNA modification.

**Synonyms:** - SMALL NUCLEAR RNA - Small Nuclear Ribonucleic Acid - Small Nuclear Ribonucleic Acid - U-RNA - snRNA - snRNA - snRNA