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An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos
Interchromatin granule clusters (IGCs) are universal nuclear domains. Their molecular composition and functions were studied in detail in somatic cells. Here, we studied IGCs in the nuclei of early mouse embryos during zygotic gene activation (ZGA). We found that the size of IGCs gradually increases...
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/931564 |
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author | Bogolyubova, Irina Bogolyubov, Dmitry |
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description | Interchromatin granule clusters (IGCs) are universal nuclear domains. Their molecular composition and functions were studied in detail in somatic cells. Here, we studied IGCs in the nuclei of early mouse embryos during zygotic gene activation (ZGA). We found that the size of IGCs gradually increases during realization of ZGA events. Using immunocytochemical approaches, we showed that the molecular composition of IGCs is also modified in mouse embryos. The hyperphosphorylated form of RNA polymerase II and the transcription factor TFIID have been revealed in IGCs before the end of ZGA. Association of these factors with IGCs became more noticeable during ZGA realization. Our data suggest that IGCs in early mouse embryos have some functional peculiarities connected most probably with IGC formation de novo. We believe that IGCs in early mouse embryos not only are storage sites of splicing factors but also may be involved in mRNA metabolism and represent the multifunctional nuclear domains. |
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spelling | pubmed-37842382013-10-08 An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos Bogolyubova, Irina Bogolyubov, Dmitry Biomed Res Int Research Article Interchromatin granule clusters (IGCs) are universal nuclear domains. Their molecular composition and functions were studied in detail in somatic cells. Here, we studied IGCs in the nuclei of early mouse embryos during zygotic gene activation (ZGA). We found that the size of IGCs gradually increases during realization of ZGA events. Using immunocytochemical approaches, we showed that the molecular composition of IGCs is also modified in mouse embryos. The hyperphosphorylated form of RNA polymerase II and the transcription factor TFIID have been revealed in IGCs before the end of ZGA. Association of these factors with IGCs became more noticeable during ZGA realization. Our data suggest that IGCs in early mouse embryos have some functional peculiarities connected most probably with IGC formation de novo. We believe that IGCs in early mouse embryos not only are storage sites of splicing factors but also may be involved in mRNA metabolism and represent the multifunctional nuclear domains. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-09-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3784238/ /pubmed/24106723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/931564 Text en Copyright © 2013 I. Bogolyubova and D. Bogolyubov. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Bogolyubova, Irina Bogolyubov, Dmitry An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title | An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title_full | An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title_fullStr | An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title_full_unstemmed | An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title_short | An Immunocytochemical Study of Interchromatin Granule Clusters in Early Mouse Embryos |
title_sort | immunocytochemical study of interchromatin granule clusters in early mouse embryos |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3784238/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24106723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/931564 |
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