Nuclear Bodies (also known as Nuclear Body, Cleavage Bodies): Dynamic intranucleoplasmic membraneless structures which concentrate various nuclear factors. Nuclear bodies exchange components with NUCLEOPLASM and participate in various RNA metabolisms unlike nuclear INCLUSION BODIES which aggregate most often foreign or

NIH MeSH · D000088202Anatomy

Nuclear Bodies

Also known asNuclear Body · Cleavage Bodies · Body, Cleavage · Cleavage Body · Histone Locus Bodies · Body, Histone Locus · Histone Locus Body · Interchromatin Granules · Granule, Interchromatin · Interchromatin Granule · Nuclear Dicing Bodies · Nuclear Dicing Body

Definition

Dynamic intranucleoplasmic membraneless structures which concentrate various nuclear factors. Nuclear bodies exchange components with NUCLEOPLASM and participate in various RNA metabolisms unlike nuclear INCLUSION BODIES which aggregate most often foreign or inactive pathological biomolecules.

MeSH classification

  • A11.284.430.106.279.345.574

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Common questions about Nuclear Bodies

What does Nuclear Bodies mean in medicine?
Dynamic intranucleoplasmic membraneless structures which concentrate various nuclear factors. Nuclear bodies exchange components with NUCLEOPLASM and participate in various RNA metabolisms unlike nuclear INCLUSION BODIES which aggregate most often foreign or inactive pathological biomolecules. This definition is taken from the National Library of Medicine's MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) 2026 release, which is the standard vocabulary used to index PubMed and most medical literature.
Is Nuclear Bodies known by any other names?
Yes. Nuclear Bodies is also referred to as Nuclear Body, Cleavage Bodies, Body, Cleavage, Cleavage Body in different clinical, research and patient-facing contexts. The MeSH descriptor groups all of these synonyms under a single canonical concept so research and records stay consistent.
Where does Nuclear Bodies sit in the medical classification?
Nuclear Bodies falls under the broader medical category "Anatomy" in the MeSH hierarchy (tree numbers: A11.284.430.106.279.345.574). Browsing the related concepts on this page takes you to neighbouring topics in the same branch of medicine.
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Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000088202) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗