FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Complex: U2 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLE
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General Information
Name
U2 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLE
Species
D. melanogaster
Symbol
U2
FlyBase ID
FBgg0000522
Date last reviewed
2016-08-11
Number of members
25
Description
Description
The U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle (U2 snRNP) contains U2 snRNA. It is recruited to the spliceosome after U1 snRNP and forms a stable interaction with the branch site and 3' splice site in pre-mRNA. (Adapted from PMID:23829528 and PMID:21441581).
Notes on Group
Source Material
The U2 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLE Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): Lu and Matera, 2014, Cvitkovic and Jurica, 2013, and Herold et al., 2009 .
Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms
Molecular Function
Biological Process
mRNA splicing, via spliceosome
Cellular Component
U2 snRNP
Related Gene Groups
Parent group(s)
SPLICEOSOMAL SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLES
Members (25)
For all members:
GO ribbon stack
 molecular functionbiological processcellular component
External Data
Synonyms and Secondary IDs
Synonym(s)
U2
U2 snRNP
U2 SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLE
U2 small nuclear RNP
Secondary FlyBase ID(s)
References (4)