Which type of RNA interacts with nuclear proteins to form a ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for intron removal? a) snRNA b) siRNA c) rRNA d) miRNA.

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Charlotte Barnes

4 August, 18:38

Which type of RNA interacts with nuclear proteins to form a ribonucleoprotein complex responsible for intron removal? a) snRNA b) siRNA c) rRNA d) miRNA.

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Tia Warner · Answer 1

a) snRNA

Explanation:

The association of small nuclear RNA (snRNA) and some specific proteins forms small nuclear ribonucleoprotein complexes. Some complexes are spliceosomes, molecular machines - made up of a snRNA and about 80 proteins - that remove introns from pre-mRNAs via successive phosphoryl transfer reactions.