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ArticleBMC biology2020

Nucleus size and DNA accessibility are linked to the regulation of paraspeckle formation in cellular differentiation.

Markus Grosch, Sebastian Ittermann, Ejona Rusha, Tobias Greisle, Chaido Ori, Dong-Jiunn Jeffery Truong, Adam C O'Neill, Anna Pertek, Gil Gregor Westmeyer, Micha Drukker

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Article in BMC biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Markus GroschInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Sebastian IttermannInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Ejona RushaInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), iPSC Core Facility, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Tobias GreisleInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Chaido OriInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Dong-Jiunn Jeffery TruongInstitute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Adam C O'NeillInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Anna PertekInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), iPSC Core Facility, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Gil Gregor WestmeyerInstitute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany.
Micha DrukkerInstitute of Stem Cell Research (ISF), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany. micha.drukker@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
Helmholtz Zentrum München · DEInstitute of Biological and Medical Imaging

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been implicated in general and cell type-specific molecular regulation. Here, we asked what underlies the fundamental basis for the seemingly random appearance of nuclear lncRNA condensates in cells, and we sought compounds that can promote the disintegration of lncRNA condensates in vivo.

resultsAs a basis for comparing lncRNAs and cellular properties among different cell types, we screened lncRNAs in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) that were differentiated to an atlas of cell lineages. We found that paraspeckles, which form by aggregation of the lncRNA NEAT1, are scaled by the size of the nucleus, and that small DNA-binding molecules promote the disintegration of paraspeckles and other lncRNA condensates. Furthermore, we found that paraspeckles regulate the differentiation of hPSCs.

conclusionsPositive correlation between the size of the nucleus and the number of paraspeckles exist in numerous types of human cells. The tethering and structure of paraspeckles, as well as other lncRNAs, to the genome can be disrupted by small molecules that intercalate in DNA. The structure-function relationship of lncRNAs that regulates stem cell differentiation is likely to be determined by the dynamics of nucleus size and binding site accessibility.

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Cell DifferentiationCell NucleusDNAHumansPluripotent Stem CellsRNA, Long NoncodingDNARNA, Long Noncoding

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PMID32321486
PMCPMC7178590
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