2024
Emerging and re-emerging themes in co-transcriptional pre-mRNA splicing
Carrocci T, Neugebauer K. Emerging and re-emerging themes in co-transcriptional pre-mRNA splicing. Molecular Cell 2024, 84: 3656-3666. PMID: 39366353, PMCID: PMC11463726, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2024.08.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-mRNA splicingCo-transcriptional pre-mRNA splicingCo-transcriptional RNA foldingCo-transcriptional processesRNA polymerase IIPre-messenger RNAFunctional messenger RNAsCapping enzymePolymerase IIDelayed splicingPolyadenylation machinerySplicing eventsPre-mRNAGene regulationMacromolecular machinesRNA foldingRNA synthesisMRNA isoformsProtein productionGene expressionSplicingRNARegulatory importanceCross-regulationMessenger RNA
2018
Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis
Escayola D, Neugebauer K. Dynamics and Function of Nuclear Bodies during Embryogenesis. Biochemistry 2018, 57: 2462-2469. PMID: 29473743, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b01262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear bodiesCajal bodiesRNA processingZygotic gene productsRNA-protein complexesEfficient RNA processingFunction of nucleoliNuclear body formationGene elementsVariety of organismsZygotic genomeZygotic transitionGenomic lociNascent RNAModel organismsNuclear stepsTranscriptional activationEarly embryosNuclear proteinsGene productsGene locusMembraneless organellesBody formationExcellent modelCell nuclei
2017
Special focus on the Cajal Body
Neugebauer KM. Special focus on the Cajal Body. RNA Biology 2017, 14: 669-670. PMID: 28486008, PMCID: PMC5519238, DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2017.1316928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsCoiled BodiesHumansNuclear ProteinsRNA, Small NuclearRNA, Small NucleolarTranscription, Genetic
2016
Splicing of Nascent RNA Coincides with Intron Exit from RNA Polymerase II
Oesterreich F, Herzel L, Straube K, Hujer K, Howard J, Neugebauer KM. Splicing of Nascent RNA Coincides with Intron Exit from RNA Polymerase II. Cell 2016, 165: 372-381. PMID: 27020755, PMCID: PMC4826323, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.02.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsIntronsKineticsRNA Polymerase IIRNA SplicingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSchizosaccharomycesSequence Analysis, RNASpliceosomesTranscription, GeneticConceptsRNA polymerase IIPolymerase IIPol IIProtein-coding genesPol II progressionRNA sequencing methodsGene expression pathwaysRate of transcriptionEndogenous genesSplicing catalysisSplicing profilesSpliceosome assemblyExpression pathwaysSpliced productsGene expressionIntronsSplicingSequencing methodsMechanistic insightsGenesRegulationKinetic competitionEukaryotesSpliceosomeTranscription
2015
Quantification of co-transcriptional splicing from RNA-Seq data
Herzel L, Neugebauer KM. Quantification of co-transcriptional splicing from RNA-Seq data. Methods 2015, 85: 36-43. PMID: 25929182, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2015.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The Earliest Transcribed Zygotic Genes Are Short, Newly Evolved, and Different across Species
Heyn P, Kircher M, Dahl A, Kelso J, Tomancak P, Kalinka AT, Neugebauer KM. The Earliest Transcribed Zygotic Genes Are Short, Newly Evolved, and Different across Species. Cell Reports 2014, 6: 285-292. PMID: 24440719, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.12.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, MitochondrialRNA, MessengerSpecies SpecificityTranscription, GeneticZebrafishZygoteConceptsZygotic genome activationZygotic genesEarly zygotic transcriptsOne-cell stageSignificant transcriptional activityRapid cell divisionComparison of fishGenome activationMitochondrial genomePurification of RNAZygotic controlEvolutionary plasticityMulticellular organismsNuclear genesZygotic transcriptsEarly embryogenesisShort genesDanio rerioAdaptive potentialCell divisionTranscriptional activityMetabolic labelingCell cycleEarly genesGenes
2013
How cells get the message: dynamic assembly and function of mRNA–protein complexes
Müller-McNicoll M, Neugebauer KM. How cells get the message: dynamic assembly and function of mRNA–protein complexes. Nature Reviews Genetics 2013, 14: 275-287. PMID: 23478349, DOI: 10.1038/nrg3434.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell NucleusCytoplasmModels, GeneticProtein BindingProtein BiosynthesisRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription, Genetic
2012
First Exon Length Controls Active Chromatin Signatures and Transcription
Bieberstein NI, Oesterreich F, Straube K, Neugebauer KM. First Exon Length Controls Active Chromatin Signatures and Transcription. Cell Reports 2012, 2: 62-68. PMID: 22840397, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.05.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral transcription factorsTranscription start siteFirst exonShort first exonExon-intron organizationGenome-wide analysisHistone modifications H3K4me3Active chromatin signatureRNA polymerase IIRole of splicingTransgenic cell linesChIP-seq dataLong first exonChromatin signaturesGene architectureExon-intron boundariesHigh expression levelsAntisense transcriptionTranscriptional outputPolymerase IIH3K4me3 levelsGene activityTSS usageTranscription factorsExon length
2011
Cotranscriptional spliceosome assembly and splicing are independent of the Prp40p WW domain
Görnemann J, Barrandon C, Hujer K, Rutz B, Rigaut G, Kotovic KM, Faux C, Neugebauer KM, Séraphin B. Cotranscriptional spliceosome assembly and splicing are independent of the Prp40p WW domain. RNA 2011, 17: 2119-2129. PMID: 22020974, PMCID: PMC3222125, DOI: 10.1261/rna.02646811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-terminal domainWW domainsSpliceosome assemblyU1 snRNPPol II C-terminal domainCotranscriptional spliceosome assemblyComplex cellular functionsRNA polymerase IIProtein-protein interactionsPre-mRNA splicingU2 snRNP recruitmentSplice site recognitionCotranscriptional recruitmentTranscriptional machineryPolymerase IIPol IIU5 snRNPLarge subunitSplicing factorsCellular functionsStable heterodimerComplex assemblyPrp40Spliceosome formationAffinity purificationPause locally, splice globally
Oesterreich F, Bieberstein N, Neugebauer KM. Pause locally, splice globally. Trends In Cell Biology 2011, 21: 328-335. PMID: 21530266, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2011.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatinHistonesHumansNucleosomesRNA Polymerase IIRNA SplicingTranscription, GeneticConceptsRNA polymerase II elongation rateContext of chromatinProtein-coding transcriptsRNA polymerase IIPre-mRNA splicingTranscript bodyTranscriptional pausingHistone modificationsPolymerase IIIntron removalSplicingTranscriptionElongation rateGenesTranscriptsRecent evidenceChromatinIntronsPausingElongationRegulatorLocal regulationRegulationRecruitmentThe In Vivo Kinetics of RNA Polymerase II Elongation during Co-Transcriptional Splicing
Brody Y, Neufeld N, Bieberstein N, Causse SZ, Böhnlein EM, Neugebauer KM, Darzacq X, Shav-Tal Y. The In Vivo Kinetics of RNA Polymerase II Elongation during Co-Transcriptional Splicing. PLOS Biology 2011, 9: e1000573. PMID: 21264352, PMCID: PMC3019111, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBeta-GlobinsFluorescence Recovery After PhotobleachingGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHumansIntronsInverted Repeat SequencesLac RepressorsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Polymerase IIRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingRNA, MessengerSpliceosomesTranscription, GeneticTumor Cells, CulturedConceptsNumber of intronsU1 snRNPPol II elongation ratesRNA polymerase II elongationRNA polymerase II enzymeSplicing-independent roleTranscription elongation kineticsIntron-containing genesCo-transcriptional splicingPolymerase II elongationCompletion of splicingTranscribed pre-mRNARNA processing eventsInducible gene constructsPol II elongationElongation ratePolymerase elongation ratesNascent RNATranscriptional elongationIntronless genesSpliceosome componentsTranscription terminationSplicing machineryTranscription sitesGene end
2010
Global Analysis of Nascent RNA Reveals Transcriptional Pausing in Terminal Exons
Oesterreich F, Preibisch S, Neugebauer KM. Global Analysis of Nascent RNA Reveals Transcriptional Pausing in Terminal Exons. Molecular Cell 2010, 40: 571-581. PMID: 21095587, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal exonNascent RNATranscription profilesIntron-containing genesHigh-density tiling microarraysPre-mRNA splicingSplicing kineticsTranscriptional pausingTiling microarraysPol IISplicing catalysisSplicing efficiencyGenes lackSplicingExonsTranscriptionGenesRNAGlobal analysisFunctional couplingSilico simulationsIntronlessSpliceosomePausingYeastBinding properties and dynamic localization of an alternative isoform of the cap-binding complex subunit CBP20
Pabis M, Neufeld N, Shav-Tal Y, Neugebauer KM. Binding properties and dynamic localization of an alternative isoform of the cap-binding complex subunit CBP20. Nucleus 2010, 1: 412-421. PMID: 21326824, PMCID: PMC3037537, DOI: 10.4161/nucl.1.5.12839.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCap-binding complexRNA recognition motifSmall nuclear RNAMessenger RNAsRNA polymerase II transcriptsNuclear cap-binding complexActive transcription sitesPolymerase II transcriptsM7G capAlternative splice variantsGuanosine capRNA processingCBP80 subunitHuman cell linesCBP20Transcription sitesG capAlternative isoformsNuclear RNATranscription inhibitionRecognition motifMammalian speciesCBP80High-affinity bindingFrame deletion
2009
SR Protein Family Members Display Diverse Activities in the Formation of Nascent and Mature mRNPs In Vivo
Sapra AK, Änkö M, Grishina I, Lorenz M, Pabis M, Poser I, Rollins J, Weiland EM, Neugebauer KM. SR Protein Family Members Display Diverse Activities in the Formation of Nascent and Mature mRNPs In Vivo. Molecular Cell 2009, 34: 179-190. PMID: 19394295, DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromosomes, Artificial, BacterialFluorescence Resonance Energy TransferGenes, fosGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHeLa CellsHumansNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA SplicingRNA-Binding ProteinsTranscription, GeneticConceptsRNA recognition motifSR proteinsCytoplasmic mRNAPol IIProtein interactionsSR protein family membersFRET/FLIMMRNA splicing factorsProtein family membersStable cell linesMRNP remodelingMRNA lifetimeGene regulationFormation of nascentSplicing factorsRecognition motifPromoter controlFamily membersAdditional roleProteinRNACell linesIndividual family membersMRNADiverse activities
1997
Transcription units as RNA processing units
Neugebauer K, Roth M. Transcription units as RNA processing units. Genes & Development 1997, 11: 3279-3285. PMID: 9407022, DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.24.3279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistribution of pre-mRNA splicing factors at sites of RNA polymerase II transcription.
Neugebauer K, Roth M. Distribution of pre-mRNA splicing factors at sites of RNA polymerase II transcription. Genes & Development 1997, 11: 1148-1159. PMID: 9159396, DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.9.1148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalBinding SitesCell NucleusFluorescent Antibody Technique, IndirectHeLa CellsHumansNuclear ProteinsPhosphoproteinsRibonucleoproteins, Small NuclearRNA Polymerase IIRNA PrecursorsRNA SplicingRNA-Binding ProteinsSerine-Arginine Splicing FactorsTranscription, GeneticUridine TriphosphateConceptsRNA polymerase II transcriptionPolymerase II transcriptionMRNA splicing factorsSplicing factorsSR familyPre-mRNA splicingVisualization of hundredsHeLa cell nucleiSplicing regulatorsActive genesTranscription unitMRNA splicingGene regulatorsGene transcriptionPre-mRNADistinct functionsRNA synthesisTranscriptionCell nucleiSplicingSingle memberRegulatorActive site