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Lee S, Seo YE, Choi J, Yan X, Kim T, Choi D, Lee JH. Nucleolar actions in plant development and stress responses. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2024. [PMID: 39169813 DOI: 10.1111/pce.15099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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The nucleolus is conventionally acknowledged for its role in ribosomal RNA (rRNA) synthesis and ribosome biogenesis. Recent research has revealed its multifaceted involvement in plant biology, encompassing regulation of the cell cycle, development, and responses to environmental stresses. This comprehensive review explores the diverse roles of the nucleolus in plant growth and responses to environmental stresses. The introduction delves into its traditional functions in rRNA synthesis and potential participation in nuclear liquid-liquid phase separation. By examining the multifaceted roles of nucleolar proteins in plant development, we highlight the impacts of various nucleolar mutants on growth, development, and embryogenesis. Additionally, we reviewed the involvement of nucleoli in responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. Under abiotic stress conditions, the nucleolar structure undergoes morphological changes. In the context of biotic stress, the nucleolus emerges as a common target for effectors of pathogens for manipulation of host immunity to enhance pathogenicity. The detailed exploration of how pathogens interact with nucleoli and manipulate host responses provides valuable insights into plant stress responses as well as plant growth and development. Understanding these processes may pave the way for promising strategies to enhance crop resilience and mitigate the impact of biotic and abiotic stresses in agricultural systems.
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- Soeui Lee
- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Bioresources, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Plant Immunity Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Variability of Human rDNA and Transcription Activity of the Ribosomal Genes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232315195. [PMID: 36499515 PMCID: PMC9740796 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232315195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Human ribosomal DNA is represented by hundreds of repeats in each cell. Every repeat consists of two parts: a 13 kb long 47S DNA with genes encoding 18S, 5.8S, and 28S RNAs of ribosomal particles, and a 30 kb long intergenic spacer (IGS). Remarkably, transcription does not take place in all the repeats. The transcriptionally silent genes are characterized by the epigenetic marks of the inactive chromatin, including DNA hypermethylation of the promoter and adjacent areas. However, it is still unknown what causes the differentiation of the genes into active and silent. In this study, we examine whether this differentiation is related to the nucleotide sequence of IGS. We isolated ribosomal DNA from the nucleoli of human-derived HT1080 cells, and separated methylated and non-methylated DNA by chromatin immunoprecipitation. Then, we used PCR to amplify a 2 kb long region upstream of the transcription start and sequenced the product. We found that six SNVs and a series of short deletions in a region of simple repeats correlated with the DNA methylation status. These data indicate that variability of IGS sequence may initiate silencing of the ribosomal genes. Our study also suggests a number of pathways to this silencing that involve micro-RNAs and/or non-canonical DNA structures.
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Lin S, Rajan S, Lemberg S, Altawil M, Anderson K, Bryant R, Cappeta S, Chin B, Hamdan I, Hamer A, Hyzny R, Karp A, Lee D, Lim A, Nayak M, Palaniappan V, Park S, Satishkumar S, Seth A, Sri Dasari U, Toppari E, Vyas A, Walker J, Weston E, Zafar A, Zielke C, Mahabeleshwar GH, Tartakoff AM. Production of nascent ribosome precursors within the nucleolar microenvironment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2022; 221:iyac070. [PMID: 35657327 PMCID: PMC9252279 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
35S rRNA transcripts include a 5'-external transcribed spacer followed by rRNAs of the small and large ribosomal subunits. Their processing yields massive precursors that include dozens of assembly factor proteins. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, nucleolar assembly factors form 2 coaxial layers/volumes around ribosomal DNA. Most of these factors are cyclically recruited from a latent state to an operative state, and are extensively conserved. The layers match, at least approximately, known subcompartments found in higher eukaryotic cells. ∼80% of assembly factors are essential. The number of copies of these assembly factors is comparable to the number of nascent transcripts. Moreover, they exhibit "isoelectric balance," with RNA-binding candidate "nucleator" assembly factors being notably basic. The physical properties of pre-small subunit and pre-large subunit assembly factors are similar, as are their 19 motif signatures detected by hierarchical clustering, unlike motif signatures of the 5'-external transcribed spacer rRNP. Additionally, many assembly factors lack shared motifs. Taken together with the progression of rRNP composition during subunit maturation, and the realization that the ribosomal DNA cable is initially bathed in a subunit-nonspecific assembly factor reservoir/microenvironment, we propose a "3-step subdomain assembly model": Step (1): predominantly basic assembly factors sequentially nucleate sites along nascent rRNA; Step (2): the resulting rRNPs recruit numerous less basic assembly factors along with notably basic ribosomal proteins; Step (3): rRNPs in nearby subdomains consolidate. Cleavages of rRNA then promote release of rRNPs to the nucleoplasm, likely facilitated by the persistence of assembly factors that were already associated with nucleolar precursors.
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- Samantha Lin
- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Harney E, Paterson S, Collin H, Chan BH, Bennett D, Plaistow SJ. Pollution induces epigenetic effects that are stably transmitted across multiple generations. Evol Lett 2022; 6:118-135. [PMID: 35386832 PMCID: PMC8966472 DOI: 10.1002/evl3.273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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It has been hypothesized that the effects of pollutants on phenotypes can be passed to subsequent generations through epigenetic inheritance, affecting populations long after the removal of a pollutant. But there is still little evidence that pollutants can induce persistent epigenetic effects in animals. Here, we show that low doses of commonly used pollutants induce genome‐wide differences in cytosine methylation in the freshwater crustacean Daphnia pulex. Uniclonal populations were either continually exposed to pollutants or switched to clean water, and methylation was compared to control populations that did not experience pollutant exposure. Although some direct changes to methylation were only present in the continually exposed populations, others were present in both the continually exposed and switched to clean water treatments, suggesting that these modifications had persisted for 7 months (>15 generations). We also identified modifications that were only present in the populations that had switched to clean water, indicating a long‐term legacy of pollutant exposure distinct from the persistent effects. Pollutant‐induced differential methylation tended to occur at sites that were highly methylated in controls. Modifications that were observed in both continually and switched treatments were highly methylated in controls and showed reduced methylation in the treatments. On the other hand, modifications found just in the switched treatment tended to have lower levels of methylation in the controls and showed increase methylation in the switched treatment. In a second experiment, we confirmed that sublethal doses of the same pollutants generate effects on life histories for at least three generations following the removal of the pollutant. Our results demonstrate that even low doses of pollutants can induce transgenerational epigenetic effects that are stably transmitted over many generations. Persistent effects are likely to influence phenotypic development, which could contribute to the rapid adaptation, or extinction, of populations confronted by anthropogenic stressors.
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- Ewan Harney
- Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
- Current address: Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC‐UPF) CMIMA Building Barcelona 08003 Spain
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- Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
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- Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
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- Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
- Current address: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health The University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PT United Kingdom
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- Molecular and Physiology Cell Signalling, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
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- Evolution, Ecology and Behaviour, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences University of Liverpool Liverpool L69 7ZB United Kingdom
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Yue M, Gautam M, Chen Z, Hou J, Zheng X, Hou H, Li L. Histone acetylation of 45S rDNA correlates with disrupted nucleolar organization during heat stress response in Zea mays L. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 172:2079-2089. [PMID: 33887068 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
The role of the nucleolus in plant response to heat stress remains largely obscure. Our current efforts focused on exploring the underlying mechanism by which nucleolar disorganization is regulated in heat stressed-maize lines. Here, two maize lines, a heat-sensitive line, ZD958, and a heat-tolerant line, ZDH, were submitted to heat stress for investigating their association with the nucleolar disruption. Immunofluorescence staining showed that nucleolar disruption increased with prolonged treatment time. After heat treatment, a significant change in nucleolus organization was observed in the ZD958 line, but the ZDH line showed mild alteration. Moreover, actinomycin D (ActD)-induced nucleolus fission led to inhibition of maize growth under the normal condition. The ZD958 line exhibited a significant increase in the level of H3K9ac and H4K5ac of the 45S rDNA accompanied by a higher transcription of the 5'-external transcribed spacer (ETS) region, while the line ZDH showed a slight increase in histone acetylation levels and the transcriptional initiation at this site after heat treatment. To our knowledge, this is the first report providing a comparative insight between heat stress, rDNA histone modifications, and nucleolus disintegration in a heat-tolerant ZDH compared with a heat-sensitive line ZD958. Our investigation might assist maize breeders in obtaining heat-tolerant lines by targeting nucleoli using epigenetics.
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- Mengxia Yue
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Lopez FB, Fort A, Tadini L, Probst AV, McHale M, Friel J, Ryder P, Pontvianne F, Pesaresi P, Sulpice R, McKeown P, Brychkova G, Spillane C. Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels in Arabidopsis thaliana lines with reduced ribosomal gene copy number. THE PLANT CELL 2021; 33:1135-1150. [PMID: 33793816 PMCID: PMC8225240 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koab020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
Abstract
The 45S rRNA genes (rDNA) are among the largest repetitive elements in eukaryotic genomes. rDNA consists of tandem arrays of rRNA genes, many of which are transcriptionally silenced. Silent rDNA repeats may act as 'back-up' copies for ribosome biogenesis and have nuclear organization roles. Through Cas9-mediated genome editing in the Arabidopsis thaliana female gametophyte, we reduced 45S rDNA copy number (CN) to a plateau of ∼10%. Two independent lines had rDNA CNs reduced by up to 90% at the T7 generation, named low copy number (LCN) lines. Despite drastic reduction of rDNA copies, rRNA transcriptional rates, and steady-state levels remained the same as wild-type plants. Gene dosage compensation of rRNA transcript levels was associated with reduction of silencing histone marks at rDNA loci and altered Nucleolar Organiser Region 2 organization. Although overall genome integrity of LCN lines appears unaffected, a chromosome segmental duplication occurred in one of the lines. Transcriptome analysis of LCN seedlings identified several shared dysregulated genes and pathways in both independent lines. Cas9 genome editing of rRNA repeats to generate LCN lines provides a powerful technique to elucidate rDNA dosage compensation mechanisms and impacts of low rDNA CN on genome stability, development, and cellular processes.
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- Francesca B Lopez
- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
- Systems Biology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Universit� degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- CNRS, GReD, Universit� Clermont Auvergne, INSERM, 63001 Clermont–Ferrand, France
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
- Systems Biology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- CNRS, Laboratoire G�nome et D�veloppement des Plantes (LGDP), Universit� de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Universit� degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Systems Biology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Plant & AgriBiosciences Research Centre (PABC), Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway H91 REW4, Ireland
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Kutashev KO, Franek M, Diamanti K, Komorowski J, Olšinová M, Dvořáčková M. Nucleolar rDNA folds into condensed foci with a specific combination of epigenetic marks. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 105:1534-1548. [PMID: 33314374 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Arabidopsis thaliana 45S ribosomal genes (rDNA) are located in tandem arrays called nucleolus organizing regions on the termini of chromosomes 2 and 4 (NOR2 and NOR4) and encode rRNA, a crucial structural element of the ribosome. The current model of rDNA organization suggests that inactive rRNA genes accumulate in the condensed chromocenters in the nucleus and at the nucleolar periphery, while the nucleolus delineates active genes. We challenge the perspective that all intranucleolar rDNA is active by showing that a subset of nucleolar rDNA assembles into condensed foci marked by H3.1 and H3.3 histones that also contain the repressive H3K9me2 histone mark. By using plant lines containing a low number of rDNA copies, we further found that the condensed foci relate to the folding of rDNA, which appears to be a common mechanism of rDNA regulation inside the nucleolus. The H3K9me2 histone mark found in condensed foci represents a typical modification of bulk inactive rDNA, as we show by genome-wide approaches, similar to the H2A.W histone variant. The euchromatin histone marks H3K27me3 and H3K4me3, in contrast, do not colocalize with nucleolar foci and their overall levels in the nucleolus are very low. We further demonstrate that the rDNA promoter is an important regulatory region of the rDNA, where the distribution of histone variants and histone modifications are modulated in response to rDNA activity.
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- Konstantin O Kutashev
- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, CEITEC, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
- Laboratory of Functional Genomics and Proteomics, National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, Brno, 61137, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, CEITEC, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 24, Sweden
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 08, Sweden
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, 751 24, Sweden
- Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 012-48, Poland
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- BioCEV Imaging Methods Core Facility, Průmyslová 595, Vestec, 252 50, Czech Republic
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- Mendel Centre for Plant Genomics and Proteomics, CEITEC, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, Brno, 62500, Czech Republic
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Smirnov E, Chmúrčiaková N, Liška F, Bažantová P, Cmarko D. Variability of Human rDNA. Cells 2021; 10:cells10020196. [PMID: 33498263 PMCID: PMC7909238 DOI: 10.3390/cells10020196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In human cells, ribosomal DNA (rDNA) is arranged in ten clusters of multiple tandem repeats. Each repeat is usually described as consisting of two parts: the 13 kb long ribosomal part, containing three genes coding for 18S, 5.8S and 28S RNAs of the ribosomal particles, and the 30 kb long intergenic spacer (IGS). However, this standard scheme is, amazingly, often altered as a result of the peculiar instability of the locus, so that the sequence of each repeat and the number of the repeats in each cluster are highly variable. In the present review, we discuss the causes and types of human rDNA instability, the methods of its detection, its distribution within the locus, the ways in which it is prevented or reversed, and its biological significance. The data of the literature suggest that the variability of the rDNA is not only a potential cause of pathology, but also an important, though still poorly understood, aspect of the normal cell physiology.
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Littmann M, Goldberg T, Seitz S, Bodén M, Rost B. Detailed prediction of protein sub-nuclear localization. BMC Bioinformatics 2019; 20:205. [PMID: 31014229 PMCID: PMC6480651 DOI: 10.1186/s12859-019-2790-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Sub-nuclear structures or locations are associated with various nuclear processes. Proteins localized in these substructures are important to understand the interior nuclear mechanisms. Despite advances in high-throughput methods, experimental protein annotations remain limited. Predictions of cellular compartments have become very accurate, largely at the expense of leaving out substructures inside the nucleus making a fine-grained analysis impossible. Results Here, we present a new method (LocNuclei) that predicts nuclear substructures from sequence alone. LocNuclei used a string-based Profile Kernel with Support Vector Machines (SVMs). It distinguishes sub-nuclear localization in 13 distinct substructures and distinguishes between nuclear proteins confined to the nucleus and those that are also native to other compartments (traveler proteins). High performance was achieved by implicitly leveraging a large biological knowledge-base in creating predictions by homology-based inference through BLAST. Using this approach, the performance reached AUC = 0.70–0.74 and Q13 = 59–65%. Travelling proteins (nucleus and other) were identified at Q2 = 70–74%. A Gene Ontology (GO) analysis of the enrichment of biological processes revealed that the predicted sub-nuclear compartments matched the expected functionality. Analysis of protein-protein interactions (PPI) show that formation of compartments and functionality of proteins in these compartments highly rely on interactions between proteins. This suggested that the LocNuclei predictions carry important information about function. The source code and data sets are available through GitHub: https://github.com/Rostlab/LocNuclei. Conclusions LocNuclei predicts subnuclear compartments and traveler proteins accurately. These predictions carry important information about functionality and PPIs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12859-019-2790-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maria Littmann
- Department of Informatics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - i12, TUM (Technical University of Munich), Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching/Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Informatics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - i12, TUM (Technical University of Munich), Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching/Munich, Germany
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- Department of Informatics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - i12, TUM (Technical University of Munich), Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching/Munich, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, UQ (University of Queensland), Cooper Rd, Brisbane City, QLD, 4072, Australia
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- Department of Informatics, Bioinformatics & Computational Biology - i12, TUM (Technical University of Munich), Boltzmannstr. 3, 85748, Garching/Munich, Germany.,Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Lichtenbergstr 2a, 85748, Garching/Munich, Germany.,TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan (WZW), Alte Akademie 8, Freising, Germany.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics & New York Consortium on Membrane Protein Structure (NYCOMPS), Columbia University, 701 West, 168th Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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Nyhus C, Pihl M, Hyttel P, Hall VJ. Evidence for nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease. Rev Neurosci 2019; 30:685-700. [PMID: 30849050 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2018-0104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The nucleolus is a dynamically changing organelle that is central to a number of important cellular functions. Not only is it important for ribosome biogenesis, but it also reacts to stress by instigating a nucleolar stress response and is further involved in regulating the cell cycle. Several studies report nucleolar dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Studies have reported a decrease in both total nucleolar volume and transcriptional activity of the nucleolar organizing regions. Ribosomes appear to be targeted by oxidation and reduced protein translation has been reported. In addition, several nucleolar proteins are dysregulated and some of these appear to be implicated in classical AD pathology. Some studies also suggest that the nucleolar stress response may be activated in AD, albeit this latter research is rather limited and requires further investigation. The purpose of this review is to draw the connections of all these studies together and signify that there are clear changes in the nucleolus and the ribosomes in AD. The nucleolus is therefore an organelle that requires more attention than previously given in relation to understanding the biological mechanisms underlying the disease.
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- Caitlin Nyhus
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 7, Frederiksberg C DK-1870, Denmark
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Kalinina NO, Makarova S, Makhotenko A, Love AJ, Taliansky M. The Multiple Functions of the Nucleolus in Plant Development, Disease and Stress Responses. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:132. [PMID: 29479362 PMCID: PMC5811523 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The nucleolus is the most conspicuous domain in the eukaryotic cell nucleus, whose main function is ribosomal RNA (rRNA) synthesis and ribosome biogenesis. However, there is growing evidence that the nucleolus is also implicated in many other aspects of cell biology, such as regulation of cell cycle, growth and development, senescence, telomerase activity, gene silencing, responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. In the first part of the review, we briefly assess the traditional roles of the plant nucleolus in rRNA synthesis and ribosome biogenesis as well as possible functions in other RNA regulatory pathways such as splicing, nonsense-mediated mRNA decay and RNA silencing. In the second part of the review we summarize recent progress and discuss already known and new hypothetical roles of the nucleolus in plant growth and development. In addition, this part will highlight studies showing new nucleolar functions involved in responses to pathogen attack and abiotic stress. Cross-talk between the nucleolus and Cajal bodies is also discussed in the context of their association with poly(ADP ribose)polymerase (PARP), which is known to play a crucial role in various physiological processes including growth, development and responses to biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- Natalia O. Kalinina
- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Natalia O. Kalinina
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Branch of the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Michael Taliansky
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Tchelidze P, Benassarou A, Kaplan H, O’Donohue MF, Lucas L, Terryn C, Rusishvili L, Mosidze G, Lalun N, Ploton D. Nucleolar sub-compartments in motion during rRNA synthesis inhibition: Contraction of nucleolar condensed chromatin and gathering of fibrillar centers are concomitant. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0187977. [PMID: 29190286 PMCID: PMC5708645 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The nucleolus produces the large polycistronic transcript (47S precursor) containing the 18S, 5.8S and 28S rRNA sequences and hosts most of the nuclear steps of pre-rRNA processing. Among numerous components it contains condensed chromatin and active rRNA genes which adopt a more accessible conformation. For this reason, it is a paradigm of chromosome territory organization. Active rRNA genes are clustered within several fibrillar centers (FCs), in which they are maintained in an open configuration by Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) molecules. Here, we used the reproducible reorganization of nucleolar components induced by the inhibition of rRNA synthesis by Actinomycin D (AMD) to address the steps of the spatiotemporal reorganization of FCs and nucleolar condensed chromatin. To reach that goal, we used two complementary approaches: i) time-lapse confocal imaging of cells expressing one or several GFP-tagged proteins (fibrillarin, UBF, histone H2B) and ii) ultrastructural identification of nucleolar components involved in the reorganization. Data obtained by time lapse confocal microscopy were analyzed through detailed 3D imaging. This allowed us to demonstrate that AMD treatment induces no fusion and no change in the relative position of the different nucleoli contained in one nucleus. In contrast, for each nucleolus, we observed step by step gathering and fusion of both FCs and nucleolar condensed chromatin. To analyze the reorganization of FCs and condensed chromatin at a higher resolution, we performed correlative light and electron microscopy electron microscopy (CLEM) imaging of the same cells. We demonstrated that threads of intranucleolar condensed chromatin are localized in a complex 3D network of vacuoles. Upon AMD treatment, these structures coalesce before migrating toward the perinucleolar condensed chromatin, to which they finally fuse. During their migration, FCs, which are all linked to ICC, are pulled by the latter to gather as caps disposed at the periphery of nucleoli.
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- Pavel Tchelidze
- Faculty of Exact and Life Sciences, Department of Morphology, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- EA 3804 (CRESTIC), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eukaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- EA 3804 (CRESTIC), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Platform of Cellular and Tissular Imaging (PICT), Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Faculty of Exact and Life Sciences, Department of Morphology, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- Faculty of Exact and Life Sciences, Department of Morphology, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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- CNRS UMR 7369, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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- CNRS UMR 7369, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, Reims, France
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Caudron-Herger M, Pankert T, Rippe K. Regulation of nucleolus assembly by non-coding RNA polymerase II transcripts. Nucleus 2017; 7:308-18. [PMID: 27416361 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2016.1190890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The nucleolus is a nuclear subcompartment for tightly regulated rRNA production and ribosome subunit biogenesis. It also acts as a cellular stress sensor and can release enriched factors in response to cellular stimuli. Accordingly, the content and structure of the nucleolus change dynamically, which is particularly evident during cell cycle progression: the nucleolus completely disassembles during mitosis and reassembles in interphase. Although the mechanisms that drive nucleolar (re)organization have been the subject of a number of studies, they are only partly understood. Recently, we identified Alu element-containing RNA polymerase II transcripts (aluRNAs) as important for nucleolar structure and rRNA synthesis. Integrating these findings with studies on the liquid droplet-like nature of the nucleolus leads us to propose a model on how RNA polymerase II transcripts could regulate the assembly of the nucleolus in response to external stimuli and during cell cycle progression.
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- Maïwen Caudron-Herger
- a RNA Biology and Cancer, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Genome Organization & Function, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and BioQuant Center , Heidelberg , Germany
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- b Genome Organization & Function, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and BioQuant Center , Heidelberg , Germany
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Botchkarev VA. The Molecular Revolution in Cutaneous Biology: Chromosomal Territories, Higher-Order Chromatin Remodeling, and the Control of Gene Expression in Keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2017; 137:e93-e99. [PMID: 28411854 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.04.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Three-dimensional organization of transcription in the nucleus and mechanisms controlling the global chromatin folding, including spatial interactions between the genes, noncoding genome elements, and epigenetic and transcription machinery, are essential for establishing lineage-specific gene expression programs during cell differentiation. Spatial chromatin interactions in the nucleus involving gene promoters and distal regulatory elements are currently considered major forces that drive cell differentiation and genome evolution in general, and such interactions are substantially reorganized during many pathological conditions. During terminal differentiation of the epidermal keratinocytes, the nucleus undergoes programmed transformation from highly active status, associated with execution of the genetic program of epidermal barrier formation, to a fully inactive condition and finally becomes a part of the keratinized cells of the cornified epidermal layer. This transition is accompanied by marked remodeling of the three-dimensional nuclear organization and microanatomy, including changes in the spatial arrangement of lineage-specific genes, nuclear bodies, and heterochromatin. This mini-review highlights the important landmarks in the accumulation of our current knowledge on three-dimensional organization of the nucleus, spatial arrangement of the genes, and their distal regulatory elements, and it provides an update on the mechanisms that control higher-order chromatin remodeling in the context of epidermal keratinocyte differentiation in the skin.
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- Vladimir A Botchkarev
- Centre for Skin Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK; Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Santos AP, Ferreira LJ, Oliveira MM. Concerted Flexibility of Chromatin Structure, Methylome, and Histone Modifications along with Plant Stress Responses. BIOLOGY 2017; 6:biology6010003. [PMID: 28275209 PMCID: PMC5371996 DOI: 10.3390/biology6010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The spatial organization of chromosome structure within the interphase nucleus, as well as the patterns of methylome and histone modifications, represent intersecting layers that influence genome accessibility and function. This review is focused on the plastic nature of chromatin structure and epigenetic marks in association to stress situations. The use of chemical compounds (epigenetic drugs) or T-DNA-mediated mutagenesis affecting epigenetic regulators (epi-mutants) are discussed as being important tools for studying the impact of deregulated epigenetic backgrounds on gene function and phenotype. The inheritability of epigenetic marks and chromatin configurations along successive generations are interpreted as a way for plants to “communicate” past experiences of stress sensing. A mechanistic understanding of chromatin and epigenetics plasticity in plant response to stress, including tissue- and genotype-specific epigenetic patterns, may help to reveal the epigenetics contributions for genome and phenotype regulation.
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- Ana Paula Santos
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit. Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit. Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.
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- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Genomics of Plant Stress Unit. Av. da República, 2780-157 Oeiras, Portugal.
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Xiao J, Hu F, Luo K, Li W, Liu S. Unique nucleolar dominance patterns in distant hybrid lineage derived from Megalobrama Amblycephala × Culter Alburnus. BMC Genet 2016; 17:150. [PMID: 27919229 PMCID: PMC5139125 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-016-0457-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nucleolar dominance is an epigenetic phenomenon that occurs in interspecific hybrids and involves the expression of 45S rRNA genes inherited from one progenitor due to the silencing of the other progenitor's rRNA genes. In this paper, changes in the genetics and expression of 45S rRNA genes in F1 and F2 hybrid progeny of blunt snout bream (BSB, Megalobrama amblycephala) × topmouth culter (TC, Culter alburnus) are investigated. RESULTS The 45S rDNA loci were analyzed by cloning, RT-PCR and sequencing methods. The results show that nucleolar dominance patterns differ in the F1 and F2 hybrids. In the F1 hybrids of BSB × TC, all the tested individuals inherited and expressed the 45S rRNA genes of both BSB and TC, indicating that nucleolar dominance is not established in the F1 hybrids. However, in the F2 hybrids of BSB × TC, five patterns are observed. Pattern 1 inherits and expresses only the 45S rRNA gene of BSB. Pattern 2 inherits the 45S rRNA gene from both BSB and TC, but only expresses the 45S rRNA of BSB. Pattern 3 inherits and expresses the 45S rRNA gene from both BSB and TC. Pattern 4 inherits the 45S rRNA gene from both BSB and TC, but only expresses the 45S rRNA gene of TC. Pattern 5 inherits and expresses only the 45S rRNA gene of TC. CONCLUSIONS Nucleolar dominance shows distinctive patterns in intergeneric hybrids of BSB × TC. It is not established in F1 hybrids and is random in F2 hybrids. This study provides new insights into the phenomenon of nucleolar dominance in genetic hybrids in vertebrates.
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- Jun Xiao
- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of the Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of the Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of the Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of the Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Protein Chemistry and Fish Developmental Biology of the Education Ministry of China, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, People's Republic of China.
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Neben CL, Lay FD, Mao X, Tuzon CT, Merrill AE. Ribosome biogenesis is dynamically regulated during osteoblast differentiation. Gene 2016; 612:29-35. [PMID: 27847259 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2016.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 11/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Changes in ribosome biogenesis are tightly linked to cell growth, proliferation, and differentiation. The rate of ribosome biogenesis is established by RNA Pol I-mediated transcription of ribosomal RNA (rRNA). Thus, rRNA gene transcription is a key determinant of cell behavior. Here, we show that ribosome biogenesis is dynamically regulated during osteoblast differentiation. Upon osteoinduction, osteoprogenitor cells transiently silence a subset of rRNA genes through a reversible mechanism that is initiated through biphasic nucleolar depletion of UBF1 and then RNA Pol I. Nucleolar depletion of UBF1 is coincident with an increase in the number of silent but transcriptionally permissible rRNA genes. This increase in the number of silent rRNA genes reduces levels of ribosome biogenesis and subsequently, protein synthesis. Together these findings demonstrate that fluctuations in rRNA gene transcription are determined by nucleolar occupancy of UBF1 and closely coordinated with the early events necessary for acquisition of the osteoblast cell fate.
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- Cynthia L Neben
- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States
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- Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States.
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Nucleoli are formed on the basis of ribosomal genes coding for RNAs of ribosomal particles, but also include a great variety of other DNA regions. In this article, we discuss the characteristics of ribosomal DNA: the structure of the rDNA locus, complex organization and functions of the intergenic spacer, multiplicity of gene copies in one cell, selective silencing of genes and whole gene clusters, relation to components of nucleolar ultrastructure, specific problems associated with replication. We also review current data on the role of non-ribosomal DNA in the organization and function of nucleoli. Finally, we discuss probable causes preventing efficient visualization of DNA in nucleoli.
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Hernández-Ortega K, Garcia-Esparcia P, Gil L, Lucas JJ, Ferrer I. Altered Machinery of Protein Synthesis in Alzheimer's: From the Nucleolus to the Ribosome. Brain Pathol 2015; 26:593-605. [PMID: 26512942 DOI: 10.1111/bpa.12335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ribosomes and protein synthesis have been reported to be altered in the cerebral cortex at advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Modifications in the hippocampus with disease progression have not been assessed. Sixty-seven cases including middle-aged (MA) and AD stages I-VI were analyzed. Nucleolar chaperones nucleolin, nucleophosmin and nucleoplasmin 3, and upstream binding transcription factor RNA polymerase I gene (UBTF) mRNAs are abnormally regulated and their protein levels reduced in AD. Histone modifications dimethylated histone H3K9 (H3K9me2) and acetylated histone H3K12 (H3K12ac) are decreased in CA1. Nuclear tau declines in CA1 and dentate gyrus (DG), and practically disappears in neurons with neurofibrillary tangles. Subunit 28 ribosomal RNA (28S rRNA) expression is altered in CA1 and DG in AD. Several genes encoding ribosomal proteins are abnormally regulated and protein levels of translation initiation factors eIF2α, eIF3η and eIF5, and elongation factor eEF2, are altered in the CA1 region in AD. These findings show alterations in the protein synthesis machinery in AD involving the nucleolus, nucleus and ribosomes in the hippocampus in AD some of them starting at first stages (I-II) preceding neuron loss. These changes may lie behind reduced numbers of dendritic branches and reduced synapses of CA1 and DG neurons which cause hippocampal atrophy.
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- Karina Hernández-Ortega
- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Medical School, Alfonso X el Sabio University (UAX), Villanueva de la Cañada; Centro de Investigaciones Biologicas (CIB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain.,Department of Molecular Biology, Center for Molecular Biology "Severo Ochoa" (CBMSO) CSIC/UAM, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, IDIBELL-Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.,Neuropathology, CIBERNED (Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas), Madrid, Spain
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Garcia-Esparcia P, Hernández-Ortega K, Koneti A, Gil L, Delgado-Morales R, Castaño E, Carmona M, Ferrer I. Altered machinery of protein synthesis is region- and stage-dependent and is associated with α-synuclein oligomers in Parkinson's disease. Acta Neuropathol Commun 2015; 3:76. [PMID: 26621506 PMCID: PMC4666041 DOI: 10.1186/s40478-015-0257-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal α-synuclein in selected regions of the brain following a gradient of severity with disease progression. Whether this is accompanied by globally altered protein synthesis is poorly documented. The present study was carried out in PD stages 1-6 of Braak and middle-aged (MA) individuals without alterations in brain in the substantia nigra, frontal cortex area 8, angular gyrus, precuneus and putamen. RESULTS Reduced mRNA expression of nucleolar proteins nucleolin (NCL), nucleophosmin (NPM1), nucleoplasmin 3 (NPM3) and upstream binding transcription factor (UBF), decreased NPM1 but not NPM3 nucleolar protein immunostaining in remaining neurons; diminished 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA; reduced expression of several mRNAs encoding ribosomal protein (RP) subunits; and altered protein levels of initiation factor eIF3 and elongation factor eEF2 of protein synthesis was found in the substantia nigra in PD along with disease progression. Although many of these changes can be related to neuron loss in the substantia nigra, selective alteration of certain factors indicates variable degree of vulnerability of mRNAs, rRNAs and proteins in degenerating sustantia nigra. NPM1 mRNA and 18S rRNA was increased in the frontal cortex area 8 at stage 5-6; modifications were less marked and region-dependent in the angular gyrus and precuneus. Several RPs were abnormally regulated in the frontal cortex area 8 and precuneus, but only one RP in the angular gyrus, in PD. Altered levels of eIF3 and eIF1, and decrease eEF1A and eEF2 protein levels were observed in the frontal cortex in PD. No modifications were found in the putamen at any time of the study except transient modifications in 28S rRNA and only one RP mRNA at stages 5-6. These observations further indicate marked region-dependent and stage-dependent alterations in the cerebral cortex in PD. Altered solubility and α-synuclein oligomer formation, assessed in total homogenate fractions blotted with anti-α-synuclein oligomer-specific antibody, was demonstrated in the substantia nigra and frontal cortex, but not in the putamen, in PD. Dramatic increase in α-synuclein oligomers was also seen in fluorescent-activated cell sorter (FACS)-isolated nuclei in the frontal cortex in PD. CONCLUSIONS Altered machinery of protein synthesis is altered in the substantia nigra and cerebral cortex in PD being the frontal cortex area 8 more affected than the angular gyrus and precuneus; in contrast, pathways of protein synthesis are apparently preserved in the putamen. This is associated with the presence of α-synuclein oligomeric species in total homogenates; substantia nigra and frontal cortex are enriched, albeit with different band patterns, in α-synuclein oligomeric species, whereas α-synuclein oligomers are not detected in the putamen.
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- Paula Garcia-Esparcia
- Institute of Neuropathology, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat; Biomedical Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat; Biomedical Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat; Biomedical Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Medical School, Alfonso X el Sabio University, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program, IDIBELL, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Biology-Bellvitge Unit, Scientific and Technological Centers-University of Barcelona (CCiTUB), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat; Biomedical Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Bellvitge University Hospital, University of Barcelona, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Hospitalet de Llobregat; Biomedical Research Center of Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Barcelona, Spain.
- Institute of Neuropathology, Service of Pathologic Anatomy, Bellvitge University Hospital, carrer Feixa Llarga s/n, 08907, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
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Caudron-Herger M, Pankert T, Seiler J, Németh A, Voit R, Grummt I, Rippe K. Alu element-containing RNAs maintain nucleolar structure and function. EMBO J 2015; 34:2758-74. [PMID: 26464461 DOI: 10.15252/embj.201591458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Non-coding RNAs play a key role in organizing the nucleus into functional subcompartments. By combining fluorescence microscopy and RNA deep-sequencing-based analysis, we found that RNA polymerase II transcripts originating from intronic Alu elements (aluRNAs) were enriched in the nucleolus. Antisense-oligo-mediated depletion of aluRNAs or drug-induced inhibition of RNA polymerase II activity disrupted nucleolar structure and impaired RNA polymerase I-dependent transcription of rRNA genes. In contrast, overexpression of a prototypic aluRNA sequence increased both nucleolus size and levels of pre-rRNA, suggesting a functional link between aluRNA, nucleolus integrity and pre-rRNA synthesis. Furthermore, we show that aluRNAs interact with nucleolin and target ectopic genomic loci to the nucleolus. Our study suggests an aluRNA-based mechanism that links RNA polymerase I and II activities and modulates nucleolar structure and rRNA production.
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- Maïwen Caudron-Herger
- Genome Organization & Function, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Bioquant Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Organization & Function, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Bioquant Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry III, Biochemistry Center Regensburg University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Molecular Biology of the Cell II, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Genome Organization & Function, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Bioquant Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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Zaballos MA, Cantero W, Azpiazu N. The TALE transcription factor homothorax functions to assemble heterochromatin during Drosophila embryogenesis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0120662. [PMID: 25794008 PMCID: PMC4368669 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/02/2015] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We have previously identified Homothorax (Hth) as an important factor for the correct assembly of the pericentromeric heterochromatin during the first fast syncytial divisions of the Drosophila embryo. Here we have extended our studies to later stages of embryonic development. We were able to show that hth mutants exhibit a drastic overall reduction in the tri-methylation of H3 in Lys9, with no reduction of the previous di-methylation. One phenotypic outcome of such a reduction is a genome instability visualized by the many DNA breaks observed in the mutant nuclei. Moreover, loss of Hth leads to the opening of closed heterochromatic regions, including the rDNA genomic region. Our data show that the satellite repeats get transcribed in wild type embryos and that this transcription depends on the presence of Hth, which binds to them as well as to the rDNA region. This work indicates that there is an important role of transcription of non-coding RNAs for constitutive heterochromatin assembly in the Drosophila embryo, and suggests that Hth plays an important role in this process.
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- Miguel Angel Zaballos
- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” CSIC-UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” CSIC-UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa” CSIC-UAM, C/ Nicolás Cabrera, 1 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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rDNA genetic imbalance and nucleolar chromatin restructuring is induced by distant hybridization between Raphanus sativus and Brassica alboglabra. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117198. [PMID: 25723542 PMCID: PMC4344237 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The expression of rDNA in hybrids inherited from only one progenitor refers to nucleolar dominance. The molecular basis for choosing which genes to silence remains unclear. We report genetic imbalance induced by distant hybridization correlates with formation of rDNA genes (NORs) in the hybrids between Raphanus sativus L. and Brassica alboglabra Bailey. Moreover, increased CCGG methylation of rDNA in F1 hybrids is concomitant with Raphanus-derived rDNA gene silencing and rDNA transcriptional inactivity revealed by nucleolar configuration restriction. Newly formed rDNA gene locus occurred through chromosomal in F1 hybrids via chromosomal imbalance. NORs are gained de novo, lost, and/or transposed in the new genome. Inhibition of methyltransferases leads to changes in nucleolar architecture, implicating a key role of methylation in control of nucleolar dominance and vital nucleolar configuration transition. Our findings suggest that gene imbalance and methylation-related chromatin restructuring is important for rDNA gene silencing that may be crucial for synthesis of specific proteins.
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Stępiński D. Functional ultrastructure of the plant nucleolus. PROTOPLASMA 2014; 251:1285-306. [PMID: 24756369 PMCID: PMC4209244 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-014-0648-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Nucleoli are nuclear domains present in almost all eukaryotic cells. They not only specialize in the production of ribosomal subunits but also play roles in many fundamental cellular activities. Concerning ribosome biosynthesis, particular stages of this process, i.e., ribosomal DNA transcription, primary RNA transcript processing, and ribosome assembly proceed in precisely defined nucleolar subdomains. Although eukaryotic nucleoli are conservative in respect of their main function, clear morphological differences between these structures can be noticed between individual kingdoms. In most cases, a plant nucleolus shows well-ordered structure in which four main ultrastructural components can be distinguished: fibrillar centers, dense fibrillar component, granular component, and nucleolar vacuoles. Nucleolar chromatin is an additional crucial structural component of this organelle. Nucleolonema, although it is not always an unequivocally distinguished nucleolar domain, has often been described as a well-grounded morphological element, especially of plant nucleoli. The ratios and morphology of particular subcompartments of a nucleolus can change depending on its metabolic activity which in turn is correlated with the physiological state of a cell, cell type, cell cycle phase, as well as with environmental influence. Precise attribution of functions to particular nucleolar subregions in the process of ribosome biosynthesis is now possible using various approaches. The presented description of plant nucleolar morphology summarizes previous knowledge regarding the function of nucleoli as well as of their particular subdomains not only in the course of ribosome biosynthesis.
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- Dariusz Stępiński
- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236, Łódź, Poland,
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Holmberg Olausson K, Nistér M, Lindström MS. Loss of nucleolar histone chaperone NPM1 triggers rearrangement of heterochromatin and synergizes with a deficiency in DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A to drive ribosomal DNA transcription. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:34601-19. [PMID: 25349213 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.569244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nucleoli are prominent nuclear structures assembled and organized around actively transcribed ribosomal DNA (rDNA). The nucleolus has emerged as a platform for the organization of chromatin enriched for repressive histone modifications associated with repetitive DNA. NPM1 is a nucleolar protein required for the maintenance of genome stability. However, the role of NPM1 in nucleolar chromatin dynamics and ribosome biogenesis remains unclear. We found that normal fibroblasts and cancer cells depleted of NPM1 displayed deformed nucleoli and a striking rearrangement of perinucleolar heterochromatin, as identified by immunofluorescence staining of trimethylated H3K9, trimethylated H3K27, and heterochromatin protein 1γ (HP1γ/CBX3). By co-immunoprecipitation we found NPM1 associated with HP1γ and core and linker histones. Moreover, NPM1 was required for efficient tethering of HP1γ-enriched chromatin to the nucleolus. We next tested whether the alterations in perinucleolar heterochromatin architecture correlated with a difference in the regulation of rDNA. U1242MG glioma cells depleted of NPM1 presented with altered silver staining of nucleolar organizer regions, coupled to a modest decrease in H3K9 di- and trimethylation at the rDNA promoter. rDNA transcription and cell proliferation were sustained in these cells, indicating that altered organization of heterochromatin was not secondary to inhibition of rDNA transcription. Furthermore, knockdown of DNA methyltransferase DNMT3A markedly enhanced rDNA transcription in NPM1-depleted U1242MG cells. In summary, this study highlights a function of NPM1 in the spatial organization of nucleolus-associated heterochromatin.
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- Karl Holmberg Olausson
- From the Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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- From the Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden
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Shi G, Wu M, Fang L, Yu F, Cheng S, Li J, Du JX, Wong J. PHD finger protein 2 (PHF2) represses ribosomal RNA gene transcription by antagonizing PHF finger protein 8 (PHF8) and recruiting methyltransferase SUV39H1. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:29691-700. [PMID: 25204660 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.571653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Regulation of rDNA transcription is central to cell growth and proliferation. PHF2 and PHF8 belong to a subfamily of histone demethylases that also possess a PHD domain-dependent di-/trimethylated histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4me2/3) binding activity and are known to be enriched in the nucleolus. In this study, we show that, unlike PHF8 that activates rDNA transcription, PHF2 inhibits rDNA transcription. Depletion of PHF2 by RNA interference increases and overexpression of PHF2 decreases rDNA transcription, respectively, whereas simultaneous depletion of PHF8 and PHF2 restores the level of rDNA transcription. The inhibition of rDNA transcription by PHF2 depends on its H3K4me2/3 binding activity that is also required for PHF2 association with the promoter of rDNA genes but not its demethylase activity. We provide evidence that PHF2 is likely to repress rDNA transcription by competing with PHF8 for binding of rDNA promoter and by recruiting H3K9me2/3 methyltransferase SUV39H1. We also provide evidence that, whereas PHF8 promotes, PHF2 represses the transcriptional activity of RARα, Oct4, and KLF4 and a few PHF8 target genes tested. Taken together, our study demonstrates a repressive role for PHF2 in transcription by RNA polymerase I and II.
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- Guang Shi
- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- From the Shanghai Key Laboratory of Regulatory Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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Bočkor VV, Barišić D, Horvat T, Maglica Ž, Vojta A, Zoldoš V. Inhibition of DNA methylation alters chromatin organization, nuclear positioning and activity of 45S rDNA loci in cycling cells of Q. robur. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103954. [PMID: 25093501 PMCID: PMC4122370 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Around 2200 copies of genes encoding ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in pedunculate oak, Quercus robur, are organized into two rDNA loci, the major (NOR-1) and the minor (NOR-2) locus. We present the first cytogenetic evidence indicating that the NOR-1 represents the active nucleolar organizer responsible for rRNA synthesis, while the NOR-2 probably stays transcriptionally silent and does not participate in the formation of the nucleolus in Q. robur, which is a situation resembling the well-known phenomenon of nucleolar dominance. rDNA chromatin topology analyses in cycling root tip cells by light and electron microscopy revealed the minor locus to be highly condensed and located away from the nucleolus, while the major locus was consistently associated with the nucleolus and often exhibited different levels of condensation. In addition, silver precipitation was confined exclusively to the NOR-1 locus. Also, NOR-2 was highly methylated at cytosines and rDNA chromatin was marked with histone modifications characteristic for repressive state. After treatment of the root cells with the methylation inhibitor 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine, we observed an increase in the total level of rRNA transcripts and a decrease in DNA methylation level at the NOR-2 locus. Also, NOR-2 sites relocalized with respect to the nuclear periphery/nucleolus, however, the relocation did not affect the contribution of this locus to nucleolar formation, nor did it affect rDNA chromatin decondensation, strongly suggesting that NOR-2 has lost the function of rRNA synthesis and nucleolar organization.
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- Vedrana Vičić Bočkor
- Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Department of Molecular Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Department of Molecular Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Department of Molecular Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Department of Molecular Biology, Zagreb, Croatia
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Mahboubi H, Stochaj U. Nucleoli and Stress Granules: Connecting Distant Relatives. Traffic 2014; 15:1179-93. [DOI: 10.1111/tra.12191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Hicham Mahboubi
- Department of Physiology; McGill University; 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler Montreal Quebec H3G 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Physiology; McGill University; 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler Montreal Quebec H3G 1Y6 Canada
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Tai PWL, Zaidi SK, Wu H, Grandy RA, Montecino MM, van Wijnen AJ, Lian JB, Stein GS, Stein JL. The dynamic architectural and epigenetic nuclear landscape: developing the genomic almanac of biology and disease. J Cell Physiol 2014; 229:711-27. [PMID: 24242872 PMCID: PMC3996806 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Compaction of the eukaryotic genome into the confined space of the cell nucleus must occur faithfully throughout each cell cycle to retain gene expression fidelity. For decades, experimental limitations to study the structural organization of the interphase nucleus restricted our understanding of its contributions towards gene regulation and disease. However, within the past few years, our capability to visualize chromosomes in vivo with sophisticated fluorescence microscopy, and to characterize chromosomal regulatory environments via massively parallel sequencing methodologies have drastically changed how we currently understand epigenetic gene control within the context of three-dimensional nuclear structure. The rapid rate at which information on nuclear structure is unfolding brings challenges to compare and contrast recent observations with historic findings. In this review, we discuss experimental breakthroughs that have influenced how we understand and explore the dynamic structure and function of the nucleus, and how we can incorporate historical perspectives with insights acquired from the ever-evolving advances in molecular biology and pathology.
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- Phillip W. L. Tai
- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Center for Biomedical Research and FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Biochemistry and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
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Kitanova M, Georgiev S. Transcriptional Activity of Translocated NORs in Barley (Hordeum Vulgare L.). BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2014. [DOI: 10.5504/bbeq.2011.0157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Meglena Kitanova
- Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Faculty of Biology, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Kodiha M, Salimi A, Wang YM, Stochaj U. Pharmacological AMP kinase activators target the nucleolar organization and control cell proliferation. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88087. [PMID: 24498249 PMCID: PMC3907577 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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AIMS Phenformin, resveratrol and AICAR stimulate the energy sensor 5'-AMP activated kinase (AMPK) and inhibit the first step of ribosome biogenesis, de novo RNA synthesis in nucleoli. Nucleolar activities are relevant to human health, because ribosome production is crucial to the development of diabetic complications. Although the function of nucleoli relies on their organization, the impact of AMPK activators on nucleolar structures is not known. Here, we addressed this question by examining four nucleolar proteins that are essential for ribosome biogenesis. METHODS Kidney cells were selected as model system, because diabetic nephropathy is one of the complications associated with diabetes mellitus. To determine the impact of pharmacological agents on nucleoli, we focused on the subcellular and subnuclear distribution of B23/nucleophosmin, fibrillarin, nucleolin and RPA194. This was achieved by quantitative confocal microscopy at the single-cell level in combination with cell fractionation and quantitative Western blotting. RESULTS AMPK activators induced the re-organization of nucleoli, which was accompanied by changes in cell proliferation. Among the compounds tested, phenformin and resveratrol had the most pronounced impact on nucleolar organization. For B23, fibrillarin, nucleolin and RPA194, both agents (i) altered the nucleocytoplasmic distribution and nucleolar association and (ii) reduced significantly the retention in the nucleus. (iii) Phenformin and resveratrol also increased significantly the total concentration of B23 and nucleolin. CONCLUSIONS AMPK activators have unique effects on the subcellular localization, nuclear retention and abundance of nucleolar proteins. We propose that the combination of these events inhibits de novo ribosomal RNA synthesis and modulates cell proliferation. Our studies identified nucleolin as a target that is especially sensitive to pharmacological AMPK activators. Because of its response to pharmacological agents, nucleolin represents a potential biomarker for the development of drugs that diminish diabetic renal hypertrophy.
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- Mohamed Kodiha
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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McKeown PC, Spillane C. Landscaping plant epigenetics. Methods Mol Biol 2014; 1112:1-24. [PMID: 24478004 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-773-0_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The understanding of epigenetic mechanisms is necessary for assessing the potential impacts of epigenetics on plant growth, development and reproduction, and ultimately for the response of these factors to evolutionary pressures and crop breeding programs. This volume highlights the latest in laboratory and bioinformatic techniques used for the investigation of epigenetic phenomena in plants. Such techniques now allow genome-wide analyses of epigenetic regulation and help to advance our understanding of how epigenetic regulatory mechanisms affect cellular and genome function. To set the scene, we begin with a short background of how the field of epigenetics has evolved, with a particular focus on plant epigenetics. We consider what has historically been understood by the term "epigenetics" before turning to the advances in biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics which have led to current-day definitions of the term. Following this, we pay attention to key discoveries in the field of epigenetics that have emerged from the study of unusual and enigmatic phenomena in plants. Many of these phenomena have involved cases of non-Mendelian inheritance and have often been dismissed as mere curiosities prior to the elucidation of their molecular mechanisms. In the penultimate section, consideration is given to how advances in molecular techniques are opening the doors to a more comprehensive understanding of epigenetic phenomena in plants. We conclude by assessing some opportunities, challenges, and techniques for epigenetic research in both model and non-model plants, in particular for advancing understanding of the regulation of genome function by epigenetic mechanisms.
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- Peter C McKeown
- Genetics & Biotechnology Lab, Plant & Agribiosciences Centre (PABC), School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway), Ireland
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Ghiraldini FG, Crispim ACV, Mello MLS. Effects of hyperglycemia and aging on nuclear sirtuins and DNA damage of mouse hepatocytes. Mol Biol Cell 2013; 24:2467-76. [PMID: 23761075 PMCID: PMC3727938 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e13-04-0186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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In normal aging, nuclear sirtuin levels decline and specific histone acetylation increases. In diabetic mice, Sirt1 and Sirt6 levels increase, which may induce gluconeogenesis through the PGC-1α pathway and DNA repair of the oxidative damage caused by hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia, like aging, induces chromatin remodeling in mouse hepatocytes in comparison to normoglycemia and younger age, respectively. Changes in glucose metabolism also affect the action and expression of sirtuins, promoting changes in chromatin conformation and dynamics. Here we investigate the abundance and activity of the nuclear sirtuins Sirt1, Sirt6, and Sirt7 in mouse hepatocytes in association with specific histone acetylation, DNA damage, and the activation of nucleolar organizing regions (NORs) in hyperglycemic nonobese diabetic (NOD) and old normoglycemic BALB/c mouse strains. Higher levels of Sirt1 and PGC-1α and increased expression of gluconeogenesis pathway genes are found in the hyperglycemic NOD mice. Increased Sirt6 abundance is found in the hyperglycemic NOD mice, which might increase DNA damage repair. With aging, lower Sirt1 abundance and activity, increased acetylated histone modifications and Sirt7 levels, and NOR methylation are found. Thus, whereas in normal aging cell metabolism is reduced, in the diabetic mice a compensatory mechanism may elevate Sirt1 and Sirt6 levels, increasing gluconeogenesis and DNA repair from the oxidative damage caused by hyperglycemia. Therefore understanding the regulation of epigenetic factors in diabetes and aging is crucial for the development of new therapeutic approaches that could prevent diseases and improve quality of life.
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- Flávia Gerelli Ghiraldini
- Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, 13083-862 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Stępiński D. Nucleolar chromatin organization at different activities of soybean root meristematic cell nucleoli. PROTOPLASMA 2013; 250:723-30. [PMID: 23011403 PMCID: PMC3659268 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-012-0456-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Nucleolar chromatin, including nucleolus-associated chromatin as well as active and inactive condensed ribosomal DNA (rDNA) chromatin, derives mostly from secondary constrictions known as nucleolus organizer regions containing rDNA genes on nucleolus-forming chromosomes. This chromatin may occupy different nucleolar positions being in various condensation states which may imply different rDNA transcriptional competence. Sections of nucleoli originating from root meristematic cells of soybean seedlings grown at 25 °C (the control), then subjected to chilling stress (10 °C), and next transferred again to 25 °C (the recovery) were used to measure profile areas occupied by nucleolar condensed chromatin disclosed with sodium hydroxide methylation-acetylation plus uranyl acetate technique. The biggest total area of condensed chromatin was found in the nucleoli of chilled plants, while the smallest was found in those of recovered plants in relation to the amounts of chromatin in the control nucleoli. The condensed nucleolar chromatin, in the form of different-sized and different-shaped clumps, was mainly located in fibrillar centers. One can suppose that changes of condensed rDNA chromatin amounts might be a mechanism controlling the number of transcriptionally active rDNA genes as the nucleoli of plants grown under these experimental conditions show different transcriptional activity and morphology.
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- Dariusz Stępiński
- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236, Łódź, Poland.
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Papantonis A, Cook PR. Transcription factories: genome organization and gene regulation. Chem Rev 2013; 113:8683-705. [PMID: 23597155 DOI: 10.1021/cr300513p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Argyris Papantonis
- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom
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Remodeling of three-dimensional organization of the nucleus during terminal keratinocyte differentiation in the epidermis. J Invest Dermatol 2013; 133:2191-201. [PMID: 23407401 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2013.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The nucleus of epidermal keratinocytes (KCs) is a complex and highly compartmentalized organelle, whose structure is markedly changed during terminal differentiation and transition of the genome from a transcriptionally active state seen in the basal and spinous epidermal cells to a fully inactive state in the keratinized cells of the cornified layer. Here, using multicolor confocal microscopy, followed by computational image analysis and mathematical modeling, we demonstrate that in normal mouse footpad epidermis, transition of KCs from basal epidermal layer to the granular layer is accompanied by marked differences in nuclear architecture and microenvironment including the following: (i) decrease in the nuclear volume; (ii) decrease in expression of the markers of transcriptionally active chromatin; (iii) internalization and decrease in the number of nucleoli; (iv) increase in the number of pericentromeric heterochromatic clusters; and (v) increase in the frequency of associations between the pericentromeric clusters, chromosomal territory 3, and nucleoli. These data suggest a role for nucleoli and pericentromeric heterochromatin clusters as organizers of nuclear microenvironment required for proper execution of gene expression programs in differentiating KCs, and provide important background information for further analyses of alterations in the topological genome organization seen in pathological skin conditions, including disorders of epidermal differentiation and epidermal tumors.
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Hamperl S, Wittner M, Babl V, Perez-Fernandez J, Tschochner H, Griesenbeck J. Chromatin states at ribosomal DNA loci. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2013; 1829:405-17. [PMID: 23291532 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Eukaryotic transcription of ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) by RNA polymerase I can account for more than half of the total cellular transcripts depending on organism and growth condition. To support this level of expression, eukaryotic rRNA genes are present in multiple copies. Interestingly, these genes co-exist in different chromatin states that may differ significantly in their nucleosome content and generally correlate well with transcriptional activity. Here we review how these chromatin states have been discovered and characterized focusing particularly on their structural protein components. The establishment and maintenance of rRNA gene chromatin states and their impact on rRNA synthesis are discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Transcription by Odd Pols.
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- Stephan Hamperl
- Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Stępiński D. Levels of DNA methylation and histone methylation and acetylation change in root tip cells of soybean seedlings grown at different temperatures. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2012; 61:9-17. [PMID: 23023582 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In order to check whether changes in DNA and histone modifications occur in the nuclei of root tip cells of soybean seedlings grown 1) under control conditions (25 °C), 2) subjected to chilling stress (10 °C) and 3) recovered (25 °C) after chilling, measurements of fluorescence intensity with the use of antibodies to heterochromatin as well as to euchromatin markers were carried out. Moreover, the number and sizes of chromocentres were analyzed. The studies showed that during chilling stress the fluorescence intensity for the markers characteristic of heterochromatin increased while for the markers of euchromatin decreased in comparison to the control. After the recovery the converse situation was observed, i.e. increase in fluorescence intensity for euchromatin markers and decrease in heterochromatin markers. The number of chromocentres remained unchanged in the nuclei of all three studied variants. However, differences in the sizes of chromocentres were observed - the highest number of big chromocentres and simultaneously the lowest number of small chromocentres were in the nuclei of stressed plants. Conversely - in the nuclei of recovered plants there were the lowest number of big chromocentres and the highest number of small ones. The treatment of seedlings with the inhibitors of DNA methylation (5-aza-dC) and histone deacetylation (NaBu) also caused changes in fluorescence intensity and chromocentre sizes in soybean nuclei. These results suggest that DNA and histone modification patterns can be altered in soybean nuclei by different growth temperatures and by appropriate inhibitors influencing epigenetic chromatic modifications.
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- Dariusz Stępiński
- Department of Cytophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Pomorska 141/143, 90-236 Łódź, Poland.
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Holmberg Olausson K, Nistér M, Lindström MS. p53 -Dependent and -Independent Nucleolar Stress Responses. Cells 2012; 1:774-98. [PMID: 24710530 PMCID: PMC3901145 DOI: 10.3390/cells1040774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2012] [Revised: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The nucleolus has emerged as a cellular stress sensor and key regulator of p53-dependent and -independent stress responses. A variety of abnormal metabolic conditions, cytotoxic compounds, and physical insults induce alterations in nucleolar structure and function, a situation known as nucleolar or ribosomal stress. Ribosomal proteins, including RPL11 and RPL5, become increasingly bound to the p53 regulatory protein MDM2 following nucleolar stress. Ribosomal protein binding to MDM2 blocks its E3 ligase function leading to stabilization and activation of p53. In this review we focus on a number of novel regulators of the RPL5/RPL11-MDM2-p53 complex including PICT1 (GLTSCR2), MYBBP1A, PML and NEDD8. p53-independent pathways mediating the nucleolar stress response are also emerging and in particular the negative control that RPL11 exerts on Myc oncoprotein is of importance, given the role of Myc as a master regulator of ribosome biogenesis. We also briefly discuss the potential of chemotherapeutic drugs that specifically target RNA polymerase I to induce nucleolar stress.
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- Karl Holmberg Olausson
- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska R8:05, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska R8:05, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Cancer Center Karolinska R8:05, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, SE-17176, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Pontvianne F, Blevins T, Chandrasekhara C, Feng W, Stroud H, Jacobsen SE, Michaels SD, Pikaard CS. Histone methyltransferases regulating rRNA gene dose and dosage control in Arabidopsis. Genes Dev 2012; 26:945-57. [PMID: 22549957 DOI: 10.1101/gad.182865.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Eukaryotes have hundreds of nearly identical 45S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, each encoding the 18S, 5.8S, and 25S catalytic rRNAs. Because cellular demands for ribosomes and protein synthesis vary during development, the number of active rRNA genes is subject to dosage control. In genetic hybrids, one manifestation of dosage control is nucleolar dominance, an epigenetic phenomenon in which the rRNA genes of one progenitor are repressed. For instance, in Arabidopsis suecica, the allotetraploid hybrid of Arabidopsis thaliana and Arabidopsis arenosa, the A. thaliana-derived rRNA genes are selectively silenced. An analogous phenomenon occurs in nonhybrid A. thaliana, in which specific classes of rRNA gene variants are inactivated. An RNA-mediated knockdown screen identified SUVR4 {SUPPRESSOR OF VARIEGATION 3-9 [SU(VAR)3-9]-RELATED 4} as a histone H3 Lys 9 (H3K9) methyltransferase required for nucleolar dominance in A. suecica. H3K9 methyltransferases are also required for variant-specific silencing in A. thaliana, but SUVH5 [SU(VAR)3-9 HOMOLOG 5] and SUVH6, rather than SUVR4, are the key activities in this genomic context. Mutations disrupting the H3K27 methyltransferases ATXR5 or ATXR6 affect which rRNA gene variants are expressed or silenced, and in atxr5 atxr6 double mutants, dominance relationships among variants are reversed relative to wild type. Interestingly, these changes in gene expression are accompanied by changes in the relative abundance of the rRNA gene variants at the DNA level, including overreplication of the normally silenced class and decreased abundance of the normally dominant class. Collectively, our results indicate that histone methylation can affect both the doses of different variants and their differential silencing through the choice mechanisms that achieve dosage control.
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Botchkarev VA, Gdula MR, Mardaryev AN, Sharov AA, Fessing MY. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression in keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2012; 132:2505-21. [PMID: 22763788 PMCID: PMC3650472 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2012.182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Nucleus is a complex and highly compartmentalized organelle, which organization undergoes major changes during cell differentiation allowing cells to become specialized and fulfill their functions.During terminal differentiation of the epidermal keratinocytes, nucleus undergoes programmed transformation from active status, associated with execution of the genetic programs of cornification and epidermal barrier formation, to fully inactive condition and becomes a part of the keratinized cells of the cornified layer. Tremendous progress achieved within the last two decades in understanding the biology of the nucleus and epigenetic mechanisms controlling gene expression allowed defining several levels in the regulation of cell differentiation-associated gene expression programs, including an accessibility of the gene regulatory regions to DNA-protein interactions, covalent DNA and histone modifications and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling, as well as higher-order chromatin remodeling and nuclear compartmentalization of the genes and transcription machinery. Here, we integrate our current knowledge of the mechanisms controlling gene expression during terminal keratinocyte differentiation with distinct levels of chromatin organization and remodeling. We also propose the directions to further explore the role of epigenetic mechanisms and their interactions with other regulatory systems in the control of keratinocyte differentiation in normal and diseased skin.
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Torres-Montaner A, Huq M. Histopathological study comparing upstream binding factor expression and AgNOR staining. Cell Prolif 2012; 45:345-51. [PMID: 22731742 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00829.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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AgNOR staining has been in past years, the subject of numerous publications, which have failed to reach agreement regarding its usefulness as a proliferation marker. This silver staining method does not react with NORs (actual chromosome regions containing rRNA (ribosomal RNA) genes), but with proteins associated with them, whose quantity increases in parallel with ribosome biogenesis. The transcription factor UBF (upstream binding factor) is associated with NORs and has an important regulatory role in rRNA synthesis as cofactor of RNA polymerase I. Recent research has revealed an additional cytoarchitectural function of UBF in decondensing r-chromatin (ribosomal-chromatin). Immune detection of UBF expression and AgNOR counts are closely correlated as both techniques identify substrates in or closely adjacent to NORs. However, contrary to AgNOR dots, the UBF signal disappears in cells which undergo apoptosis or terminal differentiation. These features imply that UBF evaluation would reflect tumour cell proliferation (growth fraction) more accurately than AgNOR counts. Here we also show that immunohistochemical staining of UBF may reveal distinct active NORs with open, decondensed chromatin and we hypothesize that the large stretches of decondensed r-chromatin revealed by UBF staining may correspond to clusters seen after silver staining and, conversely, shorter areas of decondensed r-chromatin should match the small AgNOR grains typically found in some tumour types. The length of decondensed r-chromatin may be a reflection of the ratio of active to silent r-RNA genes.
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Rosa-Garrido M, Ceballos L, Alonso-Lecue P, Abraira C, Delgado MD, Gandarillas A. A cell cycle role for the epigenetic factor CTCF-L/BORIS. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39371. [PMID: 22724006 PMCID: PMC3378572 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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CTCF is a ubiquitous epigenetic regulator that has been proposed as a master keeper of chromatin organisation. CTCF-like, or BORIS, is thought to antagonise CTCF and has been found in normal testis, ovary and a large variety of tumour cells. The cellular function of BORIS remains intriguing although it might be involved in developmental reprogramming of gene expression patterns. We here unravel the expression of CTCF and BORIS proteins throughout human epidermis. While CTCF is widely distributed within the nucleus, BORIS is confined to the nucleolus and other euchromatin domains. Nascent RNA experiments in primary keratinocytes revealed that endogenous BORIS is present in active transcription sites. Interestingly, BORIS also localises to interphase centrosomes suggesting a role in the cell cycle. Blocking the cell cycle at S phase or mitosis, or causing DNA damage, produced a striking accumulation of BORIS. Consistently, ectopic expression of wild type or GFP- BORIS provoked a higher rate of S phase cells as well as genomic instability by mitosis failure. Furthermore, down-regulation of endogenous BORIS by specific shRNAs inhibited both RNA transcription and cell cycle progression. The results altogether suggest a role for BORIS in coordinating S phase events with mitosis.
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- Manuel Rosa-Garrido
- Cell Cycle, Stem Cell Fate and Cancer Laboratory, Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla-Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Cell Cycle, Stem Cell Fate and Cancer Laboratory, Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla-Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Cell Cycle, Stem Cell Fate and Cancer Laboratory, Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla-Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
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- Cell Cycle, Stem Cell Fate and Cancer Laboratory, Fundación Marqués de Valdecilla-Instituto de Formación e Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Biomedicina y Biotecnología de Cantabria, Universidad de Cantabria-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, SODERCAN, Santander, Spain
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, ADR Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier, France
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Hernández-Hernández A, Soto-Reyes E, Ortiz R, Arriaga-Canon C, Echeverría-Martinez OM, Vázquez-Nin GH, Recillas-Targa F. Changes of the nucleolus architecture in absence of the nuclear factor CTCF. Cytogenet Genome Res 2012; 136:89-96. [PMID: 22286186 DOI: 10.1159/000335752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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CTCF is a multifunctional nuclear factor involved in many cellular processes like gene regulation, chromatin insulation and genomic organization. Recently, CTCF has been shown to be involved in the transcriptional regulation of ribosomal genes and nucleolar organization in Drosophila cells and different murine cell types, including embryonic stem cells. Moreover, it has been suggested that CTCF could be associated to the nucleolus of human erythroleukemic K562 cells. In the present work, we took advantage of efficient small hairpin RNA interference against human CTCF to analyze nucleolar organization in HeLa cells. We have found that key components of the nucleolar architecture are altered. As a consequence of such alterations, an upregulation of ribosomal gene transcription was observed. We propose that CTCF contributes to the structural organization of the nucleolus and, through epigenetic mechanisms, to the regulation of the ribosomal gene expression.
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- A Hernández-Hernández
- Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Departamento de Genética Molecular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, México
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Shaw P, Brown J. Nucleoli: composition, function, and dynamics. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 158:44-51. [PMID: 22082506 PMCID: PMC3252080 DOI: 10.1104/pp.111.188052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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- Peter Shaw
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, John Innes Center, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom.
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Simon DN, Wilson KL. The nucleoskeleton as a genome-associated dynamic 'network of networks'. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2011; 12:695-708. [PMID: 21971041 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In the cytosol, actin polymers, intermediate filaments and microtubules can anchor to cell surface adhesions and interlink to form intricate networks. This cytoskeleton is anchored to the nucleus through LINC (links the nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton) complexes that span the nuclear envelope and in turn anchor to networks of filaments in the nucleus. The metazoan nucleoskeleton includes nuclear pore-linked filaments, A-type and B-type lamin intermediate filaments, nuclear mitotic apparatus (NuMA) networks, spectrins, titin, 'unconventional' polymers of actin and at least ten different myosin and kinesin motors. These elements constitute a poorly understood 'network of networks' that dynamically reorganizes during mitosis and is responsible for genome organization and integrity.
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- Dan N Simon
- Department of Cell Biology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Immediate unidirectional epigenetic reprogramming of NORs occurs independently of rDNA rearrangements in synthetic and natural forms of a polyploid species Brassica napus. Chromosoma 2011; 120:557-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s00412-011-0331-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 07/01/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Kodiha M, Bański P, Stochaj U. Computer-based fluorescence quantification: a novel approach to study nucleolar biology. BMC Cell Biol 2011; 12:25. [PMID: 21639891 PMCID: PMC3126779 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-12-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Nucleoli are composed of possibly several thousand different proteins and represent the most conspicuous compartments in the nucleus; they play a crucial role in the proper execution of many cellular processes. As such, nucleoli carry out ribosome biogenesis and sequester or associate with key molecules that regulate cell cycle progression, tumorigenesis, apoptosis and the stress response. Nucleoli are dynamic compartments that are characterized by a constant flux of macromolecules. Given the complex and dynamic composition of the nucleolar proteome, it is challenging to link modifications in nucleolar composition to downstream effects. Results In this contribution, we present quantitative immunofluorescence methods that rely on computer-based image analysis. We demonstrate the effectiveness of these techniques by monitoring the dynamic association of proteins and RNA with nucleoli under different physiological conditions. Thus, the protocols described by us were employed to study stress-dependent changes in the nucleolar concentration of endogenous and GFP-tagged proteins. Furthermore, our methods were applied to measure de novo RNA synthesis that is associated with nucleoli. We show that the techniques described here can be easily combined with automated high throughput screening (HTS) platforms, making it possible to obtain large data sets and analyze many of the biological processes that are located in nucleoli. Conclusions Our protocols set the stage to analyze in a quantitative fashion the kinetics of shuttling nucleolar proteins, both at the single cell level as well as for a large number of cells. Moreover, the procedures described here are compatible with high throughput image acquisition and analysis using HTS automated platforms, thereby providing the basis to quantify nucleolar components and activities for numerous samples and experimental conditions. Together with the growing amount of information obtained for the nucleolar proteome, improvements in quantitative microscopy as they are described here can be expected to produce new insights into the complex biological functions that are orchestrated by the nucleolus.
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- Mohamed Kodiha
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Alanine zipper-like coiled-coil domains are necessary for homotypic dimerization of plant GAGA-factors in the nucleus and nucleolus. PLoS One 2011; 6:e16070. [PMID: 21347358 PMCID: PMC3037368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0016070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/06/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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GAGA-motif binding proteins control transcriptional activation or repression of homeotic genes. Interestingly, there are no sequence similarities between animal and plant proteins. Plant BBR/BPC-proteins can be classified into two distinct groups: Previous studies have elaborated on group I members only and so little is known about group II proteins. Here, we focused on the initial characterization of AtBPC6, a group II protein from Arabidopsis thaliana. Comparison of orthologous BBR/BPC sequences disclosed two conserved signatures besides the DNA binding domain. A first peptide signature is essential and sufficient to target AtBPC6-GFP to the nucleus and nucleolus. A second domain is predicted to form a zipper-like coiled-coil structure. This novel type of domain is similar to Leucine zippers, but contains invariant alanine residues with a heptad spacing of 7 amino acids. By yeast-2-hybrid and BiFC-assays we could show that this Alanine zipper domain is essential for homotypic dimerization of group II proteins in vivo. Interhelical salt bridges and charge-stabilized hydrogen bonds between acidic and basic residues of the two monomers are predicted to form an interaction domain, which does not follow the classical knobs-into-holes zipper model. FRET-FLIM analysis of GFP/RFP-hybrid fusion proteins validates the formation of parallel dimers in planta. Sequence comparison uncovered that this type of domain is not restricted to BBR/BPC proteins, but is found in all kingdoms.
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Santos A, Ferreira L, Maroco J, Oliveira M. Abiotic Stress and Induced DNA Hypomethylation Cause Interphase Chromatin Structural Changes in Rice rDNA Loci. Cytogenet Genome Res 2011; 132:297-303. [DOI: 10.1159/000322287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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