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''Short interfering RNAs'' ([[siRNA]]) are short (~21 base pairs), double-stranded RNA molecules which function in a manner similar to microRNAs (described above).
''Short interfering RNAs'' ([[siRNA]]) are short (~21 base pairs), double-stranded RNA molecules which function in a manner similar to microRNAs (described above).
siRNAs are commonly used in research for targeted gene knockdown (blocking the expression of a specific gene), and they are also used in several gene therapies.
siRNAs are commonly used in research for targeted gene knockdown (blocking the expression of a specific gene) and they are also used in several gene therapies.
===snRNA===
''Small nuclear RNAs'' ([[snRNA]]) are involved in several different processes that occur within the nucleus, notably [[RNA splicing]] and the regulation of certain [[transcription factor|transcription factors]]. They generally function in complexes with specific proteins; these snRNA and protein complexes are called ''small nuclear ribonucleoproteins'' ("snRNPs", colloquially pronounced "snurps").
==References==
==References==