2018
Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis
Escayola D, Neugebauer K. Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis. Biochemistry 2018, 57: 2462-2469. PMID: 29473743, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear bodiesCajal bodiesRNA processingZygotic gene productsRNA-protein complexesEfficient RNA processingFunction of nucleoliNuclear body formationGene elementsVariety of organismsZygotic genomeZygotic transitionGenomic lociNascent RNAModel organismsNuclear stepsTranscriptional activationEarly embryosNuclear proteinsGene productsGene locusMembraneless organellesBody formationExcellent modelCell nuclei
2016
Activation of transcription enforces the formation of distinct nuclear bodies in zebrafish embryos
Heyn P, Salmonowicz H, Rodenfels J, Neugebauer KM. Activation of transcription enforces the formation of distinct nuclear bodies in zebrafish embryos. RNA Biology 2016, 14: 752-760. PMID: 27858508, PMCID: PMC5519242, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1255397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone locus bodyCajal bodiesNuclear bodiesSm ringHistone mRNA 3' end processingEnd processingMRNA 3' end processingDifferent nuclear bodiesDistinct nuclear bodiesNuclear body componentsDistinct regulatory functionsHLB formationHistone genesHistone transcriptsZygotic transcriptionTranscriptional silenceSplicing machineryRRNA processingEarly embryogenesisU7 snRNPNascent histoneZebrafish embryosDanio rerioCellular compartmentsTranscription inhibition
2014
Nuclear bodies: RNA‐rich powerhouses of the cell (471.3)
Neugebauer K, Machyna M, Straube K, Heyn P. Nuclear bodies: RNA‐rich powerhouses of the cell (471.3). The FASEB Journal 2014, 28 DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.471.3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHistone locus bodyCajal bodiesNuclear bodiesZygotic genome activationTrafficking of RNAsEarly zebrafish embryogenesisSites of transcriptionSite of assemblyGenome activationSpliceosomal snRNPsZebrafish embryogenesisRNA processingHistone mRNAMRNA splicingEnd formationMacromolecular complexesLow-affinity interactionsNuclear morphologyCell nucleiCommon organizational featuresLipid bilayersRNAEfficient assemblyDifferent functionsMolecular composition
2010
Dynamic control of Cajal body number during zebrafish embryogenesis
Strzelecka M, Oates AC, Neugebauer KM. Dynamic control of Cajal body number during zebrafish embryogenesis. Nucleus 2010, 1: 96-108. PMID: 21327108, PMCID: PMC3035118, DOI: 10.4161/nucl.1.1.10680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCajal bodiesEnd processing factorsGene expressionZygotic genome activationZygotic gene expressionRNA processing machineryDistinct nuclear bodiesMRNA splicing machineryCajal body numberLive-cell imagingCB numberHours of developmentGenome activationZebrafish embryogenesisNuclear subcompartmentsSnRNP biogenesisSplicing machineryZebrafish embryosCell divisionNuclear bodiesCB assemblyEmbryonic cellsMaternal contributionProcessing machineryEmbryos