Abstract
Cajal bodies are nuclear sites of small ribonucleoprotein (RNP) remodeling and maturation. A recent study describes the discovery of the Drosophila Cajal body, revealing some interesting insights into the subnuclear organization of RNA processing machineries among different species.
Publication types
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Comment
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Nucleus / genetics*
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Cell Nucleus / metabolism
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Coiled Bodies / genetics*
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Coiled Bodies / metabolism
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Drosophila melanogaster / genetics*
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Drosophila melanogaster / metabolism
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Evolution, Molecular
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Humans
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Nuclear Proteins / genetics
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
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RNA / genetics*
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RNA / metabolism
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RNA, Small Nuclear / genetics
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RNA, Small Nuclear / metabolism
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Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear / genetics*
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Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear / metabolism
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Species Specificity
Substances
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Nuclear Proteins
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RNA, Small Nuclear
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Ribonucleoproteins, Small Nuclear
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U7 small nuclear RNA
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p80-coilin
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RNA