SNORA5A Gene

HGNC Family Non-coding RNAs
Name small nucleolar RNA, H/ACA box 5A
Description Predicted to be involved in RNA processing. Predicted to be located in nucleolus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Mar 2025]
Summary
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These studies emphasize that when ribosome biogenesis is perturbed, the downstream activation of tumor suppressor pathways, such as those involving p53 and its homolog TAp73, can regulate cell cycle arrest and apoptosis."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "1"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\nDisruption in ribosomal integrity—through misregulation of ribosomal proteins like RPL5 and RPL11—impairs the delicate balance between ribosome production and p53 activation. Because snoRNAs such as SNORA5A are integral to the modification and maturation of rRNAs, any functional aberration in SNORA5A could mimic or exacerbate ribosomal stress conditions, thereby indirectly potentiating the RP–MDM2–p53 signaling cascade that controls cell proliferation, DNA damage responses, and apoptosis."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\nFurthermore, in vivo models of ribosomal protein haploinsufficiency illustrate that defects in ribosome biogenesis can lead to significant pathophysiological outcomes such as impaired hematopoiesis, macrocytic anemia, and altered differentiation of erythroid precursors. By ensuring proper rRNA modification and ribosome assembly, SNORA5A may be viewed as an upstream contributor to sustaining the ribosomal function that is necessary to avoid such stress-induced cellular failures. 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Synonyms ACA5, ACA5A/B/C
NCBI Gene ID 654319
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Predicted Functions View SNORA5A's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Co-expressed Genes View SNORA5A's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.
Expression in Tissues and Cell Lines View SNORA5A's ARCHS4 Predicted Functions.

Functional Associations

SNORA5A has 1,113 functional associations with biological entities spanning 4 categories (molecular profile, chemical, cell line, cell type or tissue, gene, protein or microRNA) extracted from 16 datasets.

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Dataset Summary
CCLE Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles cell lines with high or low copy number of SNORA5A gene relative to other cell lines from the CCLE Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles dataset.
ChEA Transcription Factor Binding Site Profiles transcription factor binding site profiles with transcription factor binding evidence at the promoter of SNORA5A gene from the CHEA Transcription Factor Binding Site Profiles dataset.
ChEA Transcription Factor Targets transcription factors binding the promoter of SNORA5A gene in low- or high-throughput transcription factor functional studies from the CHEA Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
ENCODE Histone Modification Site Profiles histone modification site profiles with high histone modification abundance at SNORA5A gene from the ENCODE Histone Modification Site Profiles dataset.
ENCODE Transcription Factor Binding Site Profiles transcription factor binding site profiles with transcription factor binding evidence at the promoter of SNORA5A gene from the ENCODE Transcription Factor Binding Site Profiles dataset.
ENCODE Transcription Factor Targets transcription factors binding the promoter of SNORA5A gene in ChIP-seq datasets from the ENCODE Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations gene perturbations changing expression of SNORA5A gene from the GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Gene Perturbations dataset.
GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Small Molecules small molecule perturbations changing expression of SNORA5A gene from the GEO Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Small Molecules dataset.
GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles tissues with high or low expression of SNORA5A gene relative to other tissues from the GTEx Tissue Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
GTEx Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles tissue samples with high or low expression of SNORA5A gene relative to other tissue samples from the GTEx Tissue Sample Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
JASPAR Predicted Transcription Factor Targets transcription factors regulating expression of SNORA5A gene predicted using known transcription factor binding site motifs from the JASPAR Predicted Transcription Factor Targets dataset.
Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles cell lines with high or low copy number of SNORA5A gene relative to other cell lines from the Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene CNV Profiles dataset.
Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene Expression Profiles cell lines with high or low expression of SNORA5A gene relative to other cell lines from the Klijn et al., Nat. Biotechnol., 2015 Cell Line Gene Expression Profiles dataset.
KnockTF Gene Expression Profiles with Transcription Factor Perturbations transcription factor perturbations changing expression of SNORA5A gene from the KnockTF Gene Expression Profiles with Transcription Factor Perturbations dataset.
Roadmap Epigenomics Histone Modification Site Profiles histone modification site profiles with high histone modification abundance at SNORA5A gene from the Roadmap Epigenomics Histone Modification Site Profiles dataset.
TCGA Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Tumors tissue samples with high or low expression of SNORA5A gene relative to other tissue samples from the TCGA Signatures of Differentially Expressed Genes for Tumors dataset.