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ArticleNature communications2025

Nucleoporins shape germ granule architecture and balance small RNA silencing pathways.

Kun Shi, Ying Zhang, Zhenzhen Du, Symonne C Liu, Ivan Leon, Xinyu Fan, Heng-Chi Lee, Donglei Zhang

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Kun Shi *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430032, China.
Ying Zhang *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430032, China.
Zhenzhen DuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430032, China.
Symonne C LiuDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Ivan LeonDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Xinyu FanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430032, China.
Heng-Chi LeeDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. hengchilee@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8154-906X
Donglei ZhangDepartment of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. dlzhang@uchicago.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2720-1414

Funding

Enhancing and expanding the CGC Strain CollectionP40OD010440 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · PI Ann E. Rougvie · 2012 to 2026
$7.5M
piRNA-mediated genome surveillance of germline transcriptsR01GM132457 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LEE, HENG-CHI · 2019 to 2023
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM132457NIH HHS P40 OD010440U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01-GM132457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animals use small RNA pathways, such as PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) and small interfering RNA (siRNA), to silence harmful genetic elements. In Caenorhabditis elegans, piRNA pathway components are organized into sub-compartments within germ granules near nuclear pore complexes, but the basis and function of this association have remained unclear. Here, our data suggest that germ granule formation and nuclear pore clustering are interdependent processes. We identify the conserved nucleoporins NPP-14/NUP214 and NPP-24/NUP88, along with the germ granule protein EPS-1, as key factors anchoring germ granules to nuclear pores. Loss of these factors leads to disorganized, fused granules and enhanced piRNA silencing. Artificial tethering of granule sub-compartments mimics this effect. However, this increase in piRNA silencing comes at the expense of RNA interference efficiency and heritability. Our findings reveal the molecular factors mediating germ granule-nuclear pore interaction and highlight how spatial organization of RNA silencing machinery fine-tunes gene regulation.

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Caenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsCytoplasmic GranulesGerm CellsNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingAnimalsNuclear PoreCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsRNA, Small Interfering

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