Nucleoli are the sites of ribosome-subunit biogenesis, but recent large-scale proteomics analyses and other studies have revealed further cellular functions, including cell-cycle control, stress responses and coordination of the processing and maturation of other classes of ribonucleoprotein in addition to the ribosomal class.
- François-Michel Boisvert
- Silvana van Koningsbruggen
- Angus I. Lamond