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RNAcentral: The non-coding RNA sequence database

a comprehensive ncRNA sequence collection representing all ncRNA types from a broad range of organisms

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Secondary structures

RNAcentral contains over 22 million secondary structures displayed using standard layouts, including SSU and LSU rRNA, and over 2,600 Rfam families. Learn more →

S. pombe LSU rRNA

S. pombe LSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

T. pyriformis LSU rRNA

T. pyriformis LSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

Human FGF-2 internal ribosome entry site

Human FGF-2 internal ribosome entry site secondary structure diagram

18S rRNA from Leishmania donovani

18S rRNA from Leishmania donovani secondary structure diagram

Human C/D box 3A (SNORD3A)

Human C/D box 3A (SNORD3A) secondary structure diagram

Human small Cajal body-specific RNA 13 (SCARNA13)

Human small Cajal body-specific RNA 13 (SCARNA13) secondary structure diagram

Human 18S ribosomal N2 (RNA18SN2-4)

Human 18S ribosomal N2 (RNA18SN2-4) secondary structure diagram

Chimpanzee LSU rRNA

Chimpanzee LSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

Human 5S rRNA

Human 5S rRNA secondary structure diagram

Human LSU rRNA

Human LSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

Escherichia coli 5S rRNA

Escherichia coli 5S rRNA secondary structure diagram

Mouse SSU rRNA

Mouse SSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

ykoK riboswitch from Bacillus subtilis

ykoK riboswitch from Bacillus subtilis secondary structure diagram

Human variant U1 small nuclear 1 (RNVU1-1)

Human variant U1 small nuclear 1 (RNVU1-1) secondary structure diagram

Plasmodium vivax SSU rRNA

Plasmodium vivax SSU rRNA secondary structure diagram

5S rRNA from Thermus thermophilus

5S rRNA from Thermus thermophilus secondary structure diagram

Fly 18S rRNA

Fly 18S rRNA secondary structure diagram

Lysine riboswitch RNA from Thermotoga maritima

Lysine riboswitch RNA from Thermotoga maritima secondary structure diagram

Yeast 18S rRNA

Yeast 18S rRNA secondary structure diagram

Human small nucleolar RNA 7SL

Human small nucleolar RNA 7SL secondary structure diagram

Pig 12S rRNA

Pig 12S rRNA secondary structure diagram

Human mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA (MT-RNR1)

Human mitochondrially encoded 12S RNA (MT-RNR1) secondary structure diagram

Parcubacteria LOOT RNA

Parcubacteria LOOT RNA secondary structure diagram

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Data from 47 databases

294,794 sequences
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