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JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE
卷 127, 期 5, 页码 1065-1078出版社
COMPANY OF BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.141788
关键词
Cajal body; snRNA transcription; SUMO isopeptidase
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- Wellcome Trust [083524/Z/07/Z, 073980/Z/03/Z, 08136/Z/03/Z, 0909444/Z/09/Z]
- EU EPIGENESYS network [HEALTH-F4-2010-257082]
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
Cajal bodies are nuclear structures that are involved in biogenesis of snRNPs and snoRNPs, maintenance of telomeres and processing of histone mRNA. Recently, the SUMO isopeptidase USPL1 was identified as a component of Cajal bodies that is essential for cellular growth and Cajal body integrity. However, a cellular function for USPL1 is so far unknown. Here, we use RNAi-mediated knockdown in human cells in combination with biochemical and fluorescence microscopy approaches to investigate the function of USPL1 and its link to Cajal bodies. We demonstrate that levels of snRNAs transcribed by RNA polymerase (RNAP) II are reduced upon knockdown of USPL1 and that downstream processes such as snRNP assembly and pre-mRNA splicing are compromised. Importantly, we find that USPL1 associates directly with U snRNA loci and that it interacts and colocalises with components of the Little Elongation Complex, which is involved in RNAPII-mediated snRNA transcription. Thus, our data indicate that USPL1 plays a key role in RNAPII-mediated snRNA transcription.
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