Cell Component
paraspeckles
Subclass of:
Nuclear Bodies
Definitions related to paraspeckles:
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Discrete subnuclear bodies in the interchromatin nucleoplasmic space, often located adjacent to nuclear specks. 10-20 paraspeckles are typically found in human cell nuclei.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Nuclear bodies in which architectural LONG NCRNAS (e.g., NEAT1) sequester various regulatory proteins regulating gene expression including RNA modification (e.g., A-to-I RNA EDITING) and MICRORNAS maturation.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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