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SNORD86: SNORD86, an orphan C/D box snoRNA, is encoded within the NOP56 pre-mRNA and exhibits significant nuclear enrichment in small granulosa cells [PMC8059229]. It functions as a sensor and "master switch" that controls the levels of the snoRNP protein NOP56 by dictating the usage of alternative splice sites [PMC8677010]. SNORD86 forms a secondary structure within the pre-mRNA that represses the distal splice site and activates the proximal splice site, resulting in exon skipping and the formation of a NOP56 mRNA that encodes the NOP56 protein [PMC6533054]. The structural switching mechanism of SNORD86 is governed by specific anatomical features and can adopt two alternate conformations: a "snoRNP conformation" when levels of snoRNP core proteins are high, and a "non-snoRNP conformation" when levels are low [PMC7200641]. SNORD86 has been implicated in autoregulating pre-mRNA splicing of NOP56 in cis, depending on the availability of different snoRNP proteins [PMC7200641]. It has also been shown to have extra-ribosomal functions, such as regulating alternative splicing of other pre-mRNAs like serotonin receptor 2C and sequestering RNA binding proteins [PMC8583065][PMC6533054][PMC7200641].
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