In recent years, a number of small RNA molecules derived from snoRNAs have been observed. Findings concerning the functions of snoRNA-derived small RNAs (sdRNAs) in cells are limited primarily to their involvement in microRNA pathways. However, similar molecules have been observed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is an organism lacking miRNA machinery. Here we examined the subcellular localization of sdRNAs in yeast. Our findings reveal that both sdRNAs and their precursors, snoRNAs, are present in the cytoplasm at levels dependent upon stress conditions. Moreover, both sdRNAs and snoRNAs may interact with translating ribosomes in a stress-dependent manner. Likely consequential to their ribosome association and protein synthesis suppression features, yeast sdRNAs may exert inhibitory activity on translation. Observed levels of sdRNAs and snoRNAs in the cytoplasm and their apparent presence in the ribosomal fractions suggest independent regulation of these molecules by yet unknown factors.
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