title: Long noncoding RNAs with snoRNA ends.
abstract: We describe the discovery of sno-lncRNAs, a class of nuclear-enriched intron-derived long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) that are processed on both ends by the snoRNA machinery. During exonucleolytic trimming, the sequences between the snoRNAs are not degraded, leading to the accumulation of lncRNAs flanked by snoRNA sequences but lacking 5' caps and 3' poly(A) tails. Such RNAs are widely expressed in cells and tissues and can be produced by either box C/D or box H/ACA snoRNAs. Importantly, the genomic region encoding one abundant class of sno-lncRNAs (15q11-q13) is specifically deleted in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). The PWS region sno-lncRNAs do not colocalize with nucleoli or Cajal bodies, but rather accumulate near their sites of synthesis. These sno-lncRNAs associate strongly with Fox family splicing regulators and alter patterns of splicing. These results thus implicate a previously unannotated class of lncRNAs in the molecular pathogenesis of PWS.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Fei
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Yue-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Gordon G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Carmichael
authors.forename: Ling-Ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020541:Coiled Bodies / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011218:Prader-Willi Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics*; D000072260:RNA Splicing Factors; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020537:RNA, Small Nucleolar / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C454924:RBFOX2 protein, human; D000072260:RNA Splicing Factors; D062085:RNA, Long Noncoding; D020537:RNA, Small Nucleolar; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; D012097:Repressor Proteins