FIND ARTICLE

Nature and functions of Cajal bodies in the light of new research

Cajal bodies ( called Cajal bodies, CBs ) was first described 100 years ago in mammalian neurons . It is now known that CB are highly conserved structures present in the somatic and germ cells of plants and animals. CB marker protein coilin , a phosphoprotein probably responsible for location of numerous macromolecules in Cajal bodies . The presence of small nuclear RNA ( snRNA ) in the CB indicates the participation of this structure in the spatial organization of the elements involved in the submission of pre- mRNA splicing .

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Andrzej Łukaszyk - przewodniczący, Zofia Bielańska-Osuchowska, Szczepan Biliński, Mieczysław Chorąży, Aleksander Koj, Włodzimierz Korochoda, Leszek Kuźnicki, Aleksandra Stojałowska, Lech Wojtczak

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