snRNP vs snRNA

[premedkid1994]

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can someone please explain how these are related and how they are different when it comes to the spliceosome?

 

[laczlacylaci]

snRNP binds to the splice site. With other proteins (such as the snRNA), it forms the splicesome to do splicing.

 

[premedkid1994]

ahhh that makes sense. I was under the assumption that the spliceosome was just a big snRNP

Thank you! 🙂