title: Ribosomal RNA: small nucleolar RNAs make their mark.
abstract: Small nucleolar RNAs direct the location of certain methylations in ribosomal RNA by direct base pairing; although evolutionarily conserved, the physiological significance of these modifications remains unclear.
authors.affiliation: Genetics and Biochemistry Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Peculis
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mount
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008745:Methylation; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000378:metabolism*; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D017411:Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear