GO_term: GO:0030532   

GO:0030532	Definition	Any of various particulate complexes of proteins with molecules of small nuclear RNA (snRNA), found in the eukaryotic nucleus; the particles are 250 kDa. They are named according to the snRNAs they contain: the U4/U6 snRNP, e. g. contains U4 and U6 snRNA. They are involved in RNA splicing (see spliceosome). Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus make antibodies directed against one or more snRNPs.
		A complex composed of RNA of the small nuclear RNA (snRNA) class and protein, found in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell. These are typically named after the snRNA(s) they contain, e.g. U1 snRNP or U4/U6 snRNP. Many, but not all, of these complexes are involved in splicing of nuclear mRNAs.
	Term	small nuclear ribonucleoprotein complex
	Type	Cellular_component
	Child	Instance (11)
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0030529
		Component_of	GO:0005634
	Attributes_of	Motif	INTERPRO:IPR007504
		Index	Ancestor (29)
			Descendent (12)

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