Topological organization of multichromosomal regions by the long intergenic noncoding RNA Firre.

Nat Struct Mol Biol
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Abstract

RNA, including long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), is known to be an abundant and important structural component of the nuclear matrix. However, the molecular identities, functional roles and localization dynamics of lncRNAs that influence nuclear architecture remain poorly understood. Here, we describe one lncRNA, Firre, that interacts with the nuclear-matrix factor hnRNPU through a 156-bp repeating sequence and localizes across an ~5-Mb domain on the X chromosome. We further observed Firre localization across five distinct trans-chromosomal loci, which reside in spatial proximity to the Firre genomic locus on the X chromosome. Both genetic deletion of the Firre locus and knockdown of hnRNPU resulted in loss of colocalization of these trans-chromosomal interacting loci. Thus, our data suggest a model in which lncRNAs such as Firre can interface with and modulate nuclear architecture across chromosomes.

Year of Publication
2014
Journal
Nat Struct Mol Biol
Volume
21
Issue
2
Pages
198-206
Date Published
2014 Feb
ISSN
1545-9985
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DOI
10.1038/nsmb.2764
PubMed ID
24463464
PubMed Central ID
PMC3950333
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1DP20D008514 / DP / NCCDPHP CDC HHS / United States
DP2 OD006670 / OD / NIH HHS / United States
P01 GM099117 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
1DP2OD00667 / OD / NIH HHS / United States
P01GM099117 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK068348 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
P50 HG006193 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
Howard Hughes Medical Institute / United States
DP2 OD008514 / OD / NIH HHS / United States
P50HG006193-01 / HG / NHGRI NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK047618 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States