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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2013

Environmental cues induce a long noncoding RNA-dependent remodeling of the nucleolus.

Mathieu D Jacob, Timothy E Audas, James Uniacke, Laura Trinkle-Mulcahy, Stephen Lee

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mathieu D JacobDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
Timothy E Audas
James Uniacke
Laura Trinkle-Mulcahy
Stephen Lee

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nucleolus is a plurifunctional organelle in which structure and function are intimately linked. Its structural plasticity has long been appreciated, particularly in response to transcriptional inhibition and other cellular stresses, although the mechanism and physiological relevance of these phenomena are unclear. Using MCF-7 and other mammalian cell lines, we describe a structural and functional adaptation of the nucleolus, triggered by heat shock or physiological acidosis, that depends on the expression of ribosomal intergenic spacer long noncoding RNA (IGS lncRNA). At the heart of this process is the de novo formation of a large subnucleolar structure, termed the detention center (DC). The DC is a spatially and dynamically distinct region, characterized by an 8-anilino-1-naphthalenesulfonate-positive hydrophobic signature. Its formation is accompanied by redistribution of nucleolar factors and arrest in ribosomal biogenesis. Silencing of regulatory IGS lncRNA prevents the creation of this structure and allows the nucleolus to retain its tripartite organization and transcriptional activity. Signal termination causes a decrease in IGS transcript levels and a return to the active nucleolar conformation. We propose that the induction of IGS lncRNA by environmental signals operates as a molecular switch that regulates the structure and function of the nucleolus.

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EnvironmentAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell NucleolusDNA, Ribosomal SpacerGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMiceModels, BiologicalNIH 3T3 CellsRNA, Long NoncodingTranscription, GeneticDNA, Ribosomal Spacerenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsRNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID23904269
PMCPMC3771955

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