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This is a list of RNAs in nature. Some of these categories are broad, others are single RNA families.
RNAs involved in protein synthesis
Type
Abbr.
Function
Distribution
Ref.
mRNA
rRNA
7SL RNA or SRP RNA
tRNA
tmRNA
All organisms
All organisms
All organisms
All organisms
Bacteria
RNAs involved in post-transcriptional modification or DNA replication
Type
Abbr.
Function
Distribution
Ref.
snRNA
snoRNA
SmY
scaRNA
gRNA
RNase P
RNase MRP
Splicing and other functions
Nucleotide modification of RNAs
mRNA trans-splicing
Type of snoRNA; Nucleotide modification of RNAs
mRNA nucleotide modification
tRNA maturation
rRNA maturation, DNA replication
RNA processing, DNA replication
Telomere synthesis
Regulatory RNAs
Type
Abbr.
Function
Distribution
Ref.
aRNA
crRNA
Long ncRNA
miRNA
piRNA
siRNA
tasiRNA
rasiRNA
7SK
Transcriptional attenuation / mRNA degradation / mRNA stabilisation / Translation block
Gene regulation
Resistance to parasites, probably by targeting their DNA
Various
Gene regulation
Transposon defense, maybe other functions
Gene regulation
Gene regulation
Type of piRNA; transposon defense
negatively regulating CDK9/cyclin T complex
All organisms
Bacteria and archaea
Eukaryotes
Most eukaryotes
Most animals
Mosteukaryotes
Land plants
Drosophila
Parasitic RNAs
Type
Function
Distribution
Ref.
Self-propagating
Information carrier
Self-propagating
Self-propagating
Eukaryotes and some bacteria
Double-stranded RNA viruses, positive-sense RNA viruses, negative-sense RNA viruses, many satellite viruses and reverse transcribing viruses
Infected plants
Infected cells
Other RNAs
Type
Abbr.
Function
Distribution
Ref.
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