Publication Date:
1993-02-26
Description:
Visualization of fibronectin and neurotensin messenger RNAs within mammalian interphase nuclei was achieved by fluorescence hybridization with genomic, complementary DNA, and intron-specific probes. Unspliced transcripts accumulated in one or two sites per nucleus. Fibronectin RNA frequently accumulated in elongated tracks that overlapped and extended well beyond the site of transcription. Splicing appears to occur directly within this RNA track, as evidenced by an unambiguous spatial separation of intron-containing and spliced transcripts. Excised introns for neurotensin RNA appear free to diffuse. The transcription and processing site of the fibronectin gene localized to the nuclear interior and was associated with larger transcript domains in over 88 percent of the cells. These results support a view of nuclear function closely integrated with structure.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Xing, Y -- Johnson, C V -- Dobner, P R -- Lawrence, J B -- R01 HG00251/HG/NHGRI NIH HHS/ -- R01 HL33307/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1993 Feb 26;259(5099):1326-30.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cell Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8446901" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
Keywords:
Animals
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Cell Nucleus/metabolism/*ultrastructure
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Fibronectins/genetics
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Gene Expression
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In Vitro Techniques
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Introns
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Microscopy, Fluorescence
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Neurotensin/genetics
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PC12 Cells
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Poly A/metabolism
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*RNA Processing, Post-Transcriptional
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RNA Splicing
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RNA, Messenger/*metabolism
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Rats
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Spliceosomes/metabolism
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*Transcription, Genetic
Print ISSN:
0036-8075
Electronic ISSN:
1095-9203
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Computer Science
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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