Signal recognition particle RNA
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7SL RNA is an RNA molecule, a component of the signal recognition particle (SRP). Although originally the SRP was thought to be only composed by 6 polypeptides, this small citoplasmic RNA molecule was found to be a component of the complex
References
- Walter P, Blobel G. "Signal recognition particle contains a 7S RNA essential for protein translocation across the endoplasmic reticulum.", Nature 21;299(5885):691-8 (1982).