Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, 01-813 Warsaw, Poland.
Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 1;22(5):2482. doi: 10.3390/ijms22052482.
The nucleoli are membrane-less nuclear substructures that govern ribosome biogenesis and participate in multiple other cellular processes such as cell cycle progression, stress sensing, and DNA damage response. The proper functioning of these organelles is ensured by specific proteins that maintain nucleolar structure and mediate key nucleolar activities. Among all nucleolar proteins, treacle encoded by gene emerges as one of the most crucial regulators of cellular processes. was initially discovered as a gene involved in the Treacher Collins syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by severe craniofacial deformations. Later studies revealed that treacle regulates ribosome biogenesis, mitosis, proliferation, DNA damage response, and apoptosis. Importantly, several reports indicate that treacle is also involved in cancer development, progression, and response to therapies, and may contribute to other pathologies such as Hirschsprung disease. In this manuscript, we comprehensively review the structure, function, and the regulation of /treacle in physiological and pathological processes.
核仁是无膜的核亚结构,它控制核糖体的生物发生,并参与多个其他细胞过程,如细胞周期进程、应激感应和 DNA 损伤反应。这些细胞器的正常功能是由维持核仁结构和介导关键核仁活性的特定蛋白质来保证的。在所有核仁蛋白中,由 基因编码的 treacle 作为细胞过程的最重要调节因子之一出现。Treacle 最初被发现是参与特雷彻·柯林斯综合征(Treacher Collins syndrome)的基因,这是一种罕见的遗传疾病,其特征是严重的颅面畸形。后来的研究表明,treacle 调节核糖体的生物发生、有丝分裂、增殖、DNA 损伤反应和细胞凋亡。重要的是,有几项报告表明,treacle 还参与癌症的发生、进展和对治疗的反应,并可能导致其他疾病,如先天性巨结肠病。在本文中,我们全面综述了 /treacle 在生理和病理过程中的结构、功能和调节。