Cajal bodies

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Cajal bodies are dynamic nuclear suborganelles involved in the biogenesis and maturation of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) and other RNA-processing factors.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biomolecular condensate
membraneless organelle
nuclear suborganelle
alsoKnownAs coiled bodies NERFINISHED
associatedWith RNA polymerase II transcription
small nuclear RNAs
small nucleolar RNAs
telomerase RNA component
closelyAssociatedWith nucleolus
contains Nopp140 NERFINISHED
SMN complex NERFINISHED
coilin
fibrillarin NERFINISHED
scaRNAs
spliceosomal snRNPs
survival motor neuron protein NERFINISHED
disassemblesDuring mitosis
dysfunctionAssociatedWith neurodegenerative diseases
spinal muscular atrophy
formsBy liquid–liquid phase separation
foundIn Drosophila cells
plant cells
vertebrate cells
hasCharacteristic dynamic
membrane-less
spherical
variable number per nucleus
hasMarkerProtein coilin
identifiedBy anti-coilin antibodies
involvedIn RNA processing
small nuclear ribonucleoprotein assembly
small nucleolar RNP biogenesis
snRNP biogenesis
snRNP maturation
spliceosome assembly
telomerase RNP biogenesis
locatedIn cell nucleus
nucleoplasm
namedAfter Santiago Ramón y Cajal NERFINISHED
numberDependsOn cell cycle stage
transcriptional activity
playsRoleIn RNP quality control
snRNA 2'-O-methylation
snRNA modification
snRNA pseudouridylation
reassemblesDuring G1 phase
subclassOf nuclear body
visualizedBy electron microscopy
immunofluorescence microscopy

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survival motor neuron protein cellularLocation Cajal bodies
subject surface form: Survival motor neuron protein