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Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad-500 007, India

Address correspondence to Dr. Veena K. Parnaik, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad-500 007, India. Tel.: 91-40-27192614. Fax: 91-40-27160591/27160311. E-mail: veenap{at}gene.ccmbindia.org

The A-type lamins have been observed to colocalize with RNA splicing factors in speckles within the nucleus, in addition to their typical distribution at the nuclear periphery. To understand the functions of lamin speckles, the effects of transcriptional inhibitors known to modify RNA splicing factor compartments (SFCs) were examined. Treatment of HeLa cells with -amanitin or 5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole riboside (DRB) inhibited RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcription and led to the enlargement of lamin speckles as well as SFCs. Removal of the reversible inhibitor DRB resulted in the reactivation of transcription and a rapid, synchronous redistribution of lamins and splicing factors to normal-sized speckles, indicating a close association between lamin speckles and SFCs. Conversely, the expression of NH₂-terminally modified lamin A or C in HeLa cells brought about a loss of lamin speckles, depletion of SFCs, and down-regulation of pol II transcription without affecting the peripheral lamina. Our results suggest a unique role for lamin speckles in the spatial organization of RNA splicing factors and pol II transcription in the nucleus.

Key Words: nuclear lamina; lamin A; splicing factor compartments; RNA polymerase II transcription; nuclear organization

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