豌豆细胞核仁中U3 snoRNA的分布和转运

rRNA前体剪切是发生在核仁中重要生物学事件。U3 snoRNA作为rRNA的一个剪切因子被认为是rRNA前体剪切第一步,即5′ETS剪切所必需的,鉴定U3能够为确定rRNA前体剪切位点和剪切产物转运提供间接证据。,本文利用原位杂交技术研究了豌豆（Pisum sativum L.)核仁中U3 snoRNA的分布和转运。结果表明,U3 snoRNA分布在致密纤维组分（dense fibrillar component,DFC)和颗粒组分（granular component,GC)中,在纤维中心（fibrillar center,FC)没有分布 ,当用放线菌素D（actinomycin,D,AMD)处理豌豆根端分生细胞时,rDNA转录受到抑制,标记信号减弱,随着AMD处理时间的延长,标记信号逐渐变弱并出现在DFC远轴区域和GC区域。本文结果提示,rRNA前体剪切发生在DFC和GC区域,剪切产物从围绕FC的区域向周边转运。     

豌豆细胞中rRNA前体剪切位点研究

利用ITS1探针原位杂交标记和抗核仁纤维蛋白单克隆抗体免疫标记技术, 研究了豌豆(Pisum sativum)根端分生细胞中rRNA的剪切位点. 结果表明, rRNA前体剪切发生在核仁的致密纤维组分(dense fibrillar component, DFC)和颗粒组分(granular com- ponent, GC), 而纤维中心(fibrillar center, FC)没有标记信号. 放线菌素D(actinomycin D, AMD)处理豌豆根端分生组织细胞, 使rDNA的转录受到抑制. 随着AMD处理时间的延长, rRNA剪切的标记信号逐渐减弱, 说明rRNA前体的剪切是一个逐渐的过程.     

小麦细胞核仁中rRNA基因转录的超微定位

真核细胞核仁中rRNA基因转录位点是长期以来未能解决的问题。以小麦细胞为研究材料,应用常规电子显微镜技术,观察了小麦细胞核仁纤维中心(Fibrillar centers,FC)内染色质的超微结构;并通过DNA抗体阐明了核仁中DNA位于纤维中心、致密纤维组分(Dense fibrillar component,DFC)以及两者的过渡区域;应用RNA聚合酶I相关转录因子UBF(Upstream binding factor)抗体所做的分析显示,小麦细胞核仁中UBF位于FC与DFC的过渡区域以及DFC中,在FC中没有UBF的存在;进一步借助于RNA/DNA杂合体抗体选择性地直接标记核仁中rRNA基因的转录位点,结果表明了小麦细胞核仁rRNA基因的转录位点是在FC与DFC的过渡区域及DFC中。     

小麦细胞核仁中rRNA基因转录的超微定位（简报）

真核细胞核仁中rRNA基因转录位点是长期以来未能解决的问题。以小麦细胞为研究材料,应用常规电子显微镜技术,观察了小麦细胞核仁纤维中心（Fibrillar centers,FC)内染色质的超微结构;并通过DNA抗体阐明了核仁中DNA位于纤维中心、致密纤维组分（Dense fibrillar component,DFC）以及两者的过度区域;应用RNA聚合酶I相关转录因子UBF（Upstream binding factor) 抗体所做的分析显示,小麦细胞核仁中UBF位于FC与DFC的过渡区域以及DFC中,在FC中没有UBF的存在;进一步借助于RNA／DNA杂合体抗体选择性地直接标记核仁中rRNA基因的转录位点,结果表明了小麦细胞核仁rRNA基因的转录位点是在FC与DDFC的过渡区域及DFC中。     

小麦细胞核仁中DNA原位位置与rRNA基因转录位点的研究

以小麦细胞为研究材料, 应用常规电子显微镜技术和DNA细胞化学特异染色NAMA-Ur技术, 在原位水平对核仁中DNA的分布和特征进行了直观的观察。结果表明, 小麦细胞核仁中DNA位于纤维中心(Fibrillar Centers, FC)、致密纤维组分(Dense Fibrillar Component, DFC)以及两者的过渡区域, 并呈现出环绕FC排布的构型; 应用RNP优先染色(Benhard staining)技术分析了核仁中RNP的分布及其原位位置, 直观的显示了小麦细胞核仁中RNP颗粒主要集中在 FC与DFC的过渡区域及DFC和颗粒组分(Granular Component, GC)中; 并且在FC与DFC的过渡区域, 它们不太均匀也不太连续地半围绕着FC而排布; 进一步借助于RNA/DNA杂合体抗体在原位水平标记和分析了细胞核仁中活跃基因转录的精细位点, 结果表明小麦细胞核仁rRNA基因的转录位点位于FC与DFC的过渡区域及DFC中。     

鼠肝细胞核仁结构与rRNA基因转录位点研究

通过常规电子显微镜观察了鼠肝细胞核仁的超微结构,并采用NAMA-Ur细胞化学DNA特异染色方法分析了核仁中DNA的分布及其原位位置,直观的显示了鼠肝细胞核仁DNA来源于核仁伴随染色质,并在核仁DFC区域连续伸展,排布于FC的边缘部位及DFC区域中,进一步借助于RNA/DNA杂合体抗体选择性直接标记核仁中rRNA基因转录位点,结果表明了鼠肝细胞核仁rRNA基因的转录位点是在FC的边缘及DFC区域.     

多头绒泡菌SC35类蛋白的免疫电镜研究

经抗SC35单克隆抗体标记后,在电子显微镜下观察到多头绒泡菌S、G2、前期、中期和后末期细胞核中存在大量金颗粒,说明多头绒泡菌细胞核含有SC35类蛋白。在G2期和前期时,SC35类蛋白主要分布在细胞核的核仁区域和非核仁区域的染色质间区域;中期和后-末期时,SC35类蛋白主要分布在细胞核内染色体间区域;说明染色质(体)间区域和核仁区域是富含SC35类蛋白的区域。对核仁的进一步观察指出,在核仁中金颗粒主要分布在DFC,FC中的金颗粒很少,说明在核仁中SC35类蛋白主要存在于DFC组分中。     

蚕豆细胞核仁和核质中剪接因子SC35的定位研究

本文以蚕豆(Vicia faba L.)根端分生组织细胞为材料,以抗SC35抗体为探针,在电镜下对SC35在高等植物细胞中的存在与否和分布特点进行了研究,发现经抗SC35抗体标记后,标明SC35位置的胶体金颗粒主要分布于核仁的致密纤维组分(DFC)、核质的染色质间颗粒(IGs)和染色质周边纤维处(PFs),而核仁的纤维中心(FC)、核仁液泡和集缩染色质团块中央部位的金颗粒很少。DFC, IGs和PFs处的金颗粒平均密度分别为65.89个/μm~2和36.28个/μm~2,远远高于集缩染色质团块中央部位以及FC和核仁液泡处的金颗粒平均密度(分别为5.90个/μm~2和6.26个/μm~2)。说明蚕豆细胞核仁的DFC,核质的IGs和PFs处富含剪接因子SC35。本文研究结果表明,SC35或SC35类蛋白在蚕豆细胞核质中的分布与其在哺乳动物细胞核质中的分布规律相似。同时本文首次报道了SC35或SC35类蛋白存在于核仁中。     

洋葱细胞核仁内DNA的结构变化及排布过程(英文)

以洋葱 (AlliumcepaL .)细胞为研究材料 ,应用DNA细胞化学特异染色方法 (NAMA_Ur)及常规电子显微镜技术 ,观察了洋葱细胞核仁FC(纤维中心 )内DNA的超微结构 ,发现FC内DNA存在着一个介于集缩到解集缩之间的变化过程 ,并揭示了DNA在核仁内的连续排布过程 ,即核仁外DNA经过核仁通道进入到FC后 ,继续沿FC的边缘或DFC(致密纤维成分 )与FC的交界处环绕FC而排布 ,再经FC之间的核仁通道 ,延伸到另外的FC区域     

Box C/D snoRNP catalysed methylation is aided by additional pre-rRNA base-pairing

2'-O-methylation of eukaryotic ribosomal RNA (r)RNA, essential for ribosome function, is catalysed by box C/D small nucleolar (sno)RNPs. The RNA components of these complexes (snoRNAs) contain one or two guide sequences, which, through base-pairing, select the rRNA modification site. Adjacent to the guide sequences are protein-binding sites (the C/D or C'/D' motifs). Analysis of >2000 yeast box C/D snoRNAs identified additional conserved sequences in many snoRNAs that are complementary to regions adjacent to the rRNA methylation site. This 'extra base-pairing' was also found in many human box C/D snoRNAs and can stimulate methylation by up to five-fold. Sequence analysis, combined with RNA-protein crosslinking in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, identified highly divergent box C'/D' motifs that are bound by snoRNP proteins. In vivo rRNA methylation assays showed these to be active. Our data suggest roles for non-catalytic subunits (Nop56 and Nop58) in rRNA binding and support an asymmetric model for box C/D snoRNP organization. The study provides novel insights into the extent of the snoRNA-rRNA interactions required for efficient methylation and the structural organization of the snoRNPs.     

Differential expression of human 5S snoRNA genes

Four novel small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), h5sn1, h5sn2, h5sn3, and h5sn4, were successfully amplified from human total RNAs using RT-PCR. They exhibited the structural hallmarks of box H/ACA snoRNAs and formed sequence complementarity to 5S rRNA. The nucleotide sequences of the snoRNAs from different donors were highly conserved as evidenced by single-stranded conformational polymorphism and direct nucleotide sequence analysis. Although their host genes had no protein-coding potential, the expression of the snoRNAs was differentially displayed in different tissues. Noticeably, h5sn2 was highly expressed in normal brain, but its expression drastically decreased in meningioma. This opens the fascinating possibility of the relationship between the processing of snoRNAs and carcinogenesis.     

Exploration of pairing constraints identifies a 9 base-pair core within box C/D snoRNA-rRNA duplexes

2'-O-ribose methylation of eukaryotic ribosomal RNAs is guided by RNA duplexes consisting of rRNA and box C/D small nucleolar (sno)RNA sequences, the methylated sites invariably mapping five positions apart from the D box. Here we have analyzed the RNA duplex pairing constraints by investigating the features of 415 duplexes from the fungus, plant and animal kingdoms, and the evolution of those duplexes within the 124 sets they group into. The D-box upstream 1st and >or=15th positions consist of Watson-Crick base-pairs, G:U base-pairs and mismatched bases with ratios close to random assortments; these positions display single base differences in >60% of the RNA duplex sets. The D-box upstream 2nd to 11th positions have >90% Watson-Crick base-pairs; they display single base mutations with a U-shaped distribution of lower values of 0% and 1.6% at the methylated site 5th and 4th positions, and double compensatory mutations leading to new Watson-Crick base-pairs with an inverted U-shaped distribution of higher values at the 8th to 11th positions. Half of the single mutations at the 3rd to 11th positions resulted in G:U base-pairing, mainly through A-->G mutations in the rRNA strands and C-->T mutations in the snoRNA strands. Double compensatory mutations at the 3rd to 11th positions are extremely frequent, representing 36% of all mutations; they frequently arose from an A-->G mutation in the rRNA strands followed by a T-->C mutation in the snoRNA strands. Differences in the mutational pathways through which the rRNA and snoRNA strand evolved must be related to differences in the rRNA and snoRNA copy number and gene organization. Altogether these data identify the D-box upstream 3rd to 11th positions as box C/D snoRNA-rRNA duplex cores. The impact of the pairing constraints on the evolution of the 9 base-pair RNA duplex cores is discussed.     

Loss of rRNA modifications in the decoding center of the ribosome impairs translation and strongly delays pre-rRNA processing

The ribosome decoding center is rich in modified rRNA nucleotides and little is known about their effects. Here, we examine the consequences of systematically deleting eight pseudouridine and 2′-O-methylation modifications in the yeast decoding center. Loss of most modifications individually has no apparent effect on cell growth. However, deletions of 2–3 modifications in the A- and P-site regions can cause (1) reduced growth rates (∼15%–50% slower); (2) reduced amino acid incorporation rates (14%–24% slower); and (3) a significant deficiency in free small subunits. Negative and positive interference effects were observed, as well as strong positional influences. Notably, blocking formation of a hypermodified pseudouridine in the P region delays the onset of the final cleavage event in 18S rRNA formation (∼60% slower), suggesting that modification at this site could have an important role in modulating ribosome synthesis.     

Different expression strategy: multiple intronic gene clusters of box H/ACA snoRNA in Drosophila melanogaster

The high degree of rRNA pseudouridylation in Drosophila melanogaster provides a good model for studying the genomic organization, structural and functional diversity of box H/ACA small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs). Accounting for both conserved sequence motifs and secondary structures, we have developed a computer-assisted method for box H/ACA snoRNA searching. Ten snoRNA clusters containing 42 box H/ACA snoRNAs were identified from D.melanogaster. Strikingly, they are located in the introns of eight protein-coding genes. In contrast to the mode of one snoRNA per intron so far observed in all animals, our results demonstrate for the first time a novel polycistronic organization that implies a different expression strategy for a box H/ACA snoRNA gene when compared to box C/D snoRNAs in D.melanogaster. Mutiple isoforms of the box H/ACA snoRNAs, from which most clusters are made up, were observed in D.melanogaster. The degree of sequence similarity between the isoforms varies from 99% to 70%, implying duplication events in different periods and a trend of enlarging the intronic snoRNA clusters. The variation in the functional elements of the isoforms could lead to partial alternation of snoRNA's function in loss or gain of rRNA complementary sequences and probably contributes to the great diversity of rRNA pseudouridylation in D.melanogaster.     

核仁小分子RNA的结构、功能与合成

九十年代以来,许多新的核仁小分子ＲＮＡ（ｓｎｏＲＮＡ）陆续被发现。它们的大小一般在几十到几百个核苷酸,能与特定的蛋白质如核纤蛋白（ｆｉｂｒｉｌａｒｉｎ）或Ｔｈ／Ｔｏ自身免疫抗原等相结合生成ｓｎｏＲＮＰ,在细胞中稳定地存在,并且富集于核仁区。ｓｎｏＲＮ...