Paraspeckles: nuclear bodies built on long noncoding RNA

CS Bond, AH Fox - Journal of Cell Biology, 2009 - rupress.org
Journal of Cell Biology, 2009rupress.org
Paraspeckles are ribonucleoprotein bodies found in the interchromatin space of mammalian
cell nuclei. These structures play a role in regulating the expression of certain genes in
differentiated cells by nuclear retention of RNA. The core paraspeckle proteins (PSF/SFPQ,
P54NRB/NONO, and PSPC1 [paraspeckle protein 1]) are members of the DBHS (Drosophila
melanogaster behavior, human splicing) family. These proteins, together with the long
nonprotein-coding RNA NEAT1 (MEN-ε/β), associate to form paraspeckles and maintain …
Paraspeckles are ribonucleoprotein bodies found in the interchromatin space of mammalian cell nuclei. These structures play a role in regulating the expression of certain genes in differentiated cells by nuclear retention of RNA. The core paraspeckle proteins (PSF/SFPQ, P54NRB/NONO, and PSPC1 [paraspeckle protein 1]) are members of the DBHS (Drosophila melanogaster behavior, human splicing) family. These proteins, together with the long nonprotein-coding RNA NEAT1 (MEN-ε/β), associate to form paraspeckles and maintain their integrity. Given the large numbers of long noncoding transcripts currently being discovered through whole transcriptome analysis, paraspeckles may be a paradigm for a class of subnuclear bodies formed around long noncoding RNA.
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