Definition: A nuclear RNA-protein complex that plays a role in RNA processing. In the nucleoplasm, the U5 snRNP along with U4-U6 snRNP preassemble into a single 25S particle that binds to the U1 and U2 snRNPs and the substrate to form SPLICEOSOMES.
Other names U5 snRNP; U5 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins; Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, U5; Ribonucleoproteins, Small, U5