LncRNA scaffolds of nuclear RNP compartments, and their roles in embryogenesis. (360G-Wellcome-218672_Z_19_Z)

£300,000

Several long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are capable of scaffolding ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) that condense and phase-separate nuclear membraneless compartments. Both, lncRNAs and RNPs play many key regulatory roles in development and their function in cell fate choice is further enhanced by their cross-regulation. To demonstrate the importance of such cross-regulation for fine-tuning developmental decisions I will build a framework of experimental and computational methods to study how lncRNAs scaffold nuclear RNP compartments and hence understand how interactions between lncRNAs and RNPs within these compartments create networks that coordinate molecular processes in early development. To interrogate the developmental role of these network motifs between lncRNAs and bound RNPs, I will also establish new tools that allow rapid manipulation of lncRNA condensation in advanced in-vitro embryogenesis system. Collectively, this proposal will reveal the cross-regulatory mechanism of nuclear rewiring by lncRNA condensation that plays a role not only in development, but when perturbed, could also be implicated in diseases such as ALS and cancer.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 300000
Applicant Surname Modic
Approval Committee Basic Science Interview Committee
Award Date 2019-11-06T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2019/20
Grant Programme: Title Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship
Internal ID 218672/Z/19/Z
Lead Applicant Dr Miha Modic
Partnership Value 300000
Planned Dates: End Date 2022-03-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2020-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London
Sponsor(s) Prof Jernej Ule