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
The Coilin Interactome Identifies Hundreds of Small Noncoding RNAs that Traffic through Cajal Bodies
Machyna M, Kehr S, Straube K, Kappei D, Buchholz F, Butter F, Ule J, Hertel J, Stadler PF, Neugebauer KM. The Coilin Interactome Identifies Hundreds of Small Noncoding RNAs that Traffic through Cajal Bodies. Molecular Cell 2014, 56: 389-399. PMID: 25514182, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCajal bodiesSmall nucleolar RNAsSmall nuclear RNASmall noncoding RNAsChIP-seq peaksCoilin proteinSnoRNA biogenesisRNP assemblySnRNP assemblyNcRNA metabolismSnRNA genesSubnuclear compartmentsCellular hubHuman snoRNAsMolecular functionsSnRNA transcriptsNucleolar RNAsNoncoding RNAsNuclear RNACoilinRNASignal trafficRole of CBAssemblySnRNAs