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Alu element‐containing RNAs maintain nucleolar structure and function

Overview of attention for article published in EMBO Journal, October 2015
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Title
Alu element‐containing RNAs maintain nucleolar structure and function
Published in
EMBO Journal, October 2015
DOI 10.15252/embj.201591458
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Authors

Maïwen Caudron-Herger, Teresa Pankert, Jeanette Seiler, Attila Németh, Renate Voit, Ingrid Grummt, Karsten Rippe

Abstract

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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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Unknown 172 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 43 24%
Student > Ph. D. Student 40 23%
Student > Bachelor 18 10%
Student > Master 11 6%
Professor > Associate Professor 10 6%
Other 23 13%
Unknown 31 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 69 39%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 52 30%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 2%
Neuroscience 3 2%
Engineering 3 2%
Other 9 5%
Unknown 36 20%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 33. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 November 2015.
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#1,212,332
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#402
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#17,664
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#13
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