Mechanics and functional consequences of nuclear deformations

Y Kalukula, AD Stephens, J Lammerding… - … reviews Molecular cell …, 2022‏ - nature.com
As the home of cellular genetic information, the nucleus has a critical role in determining cell
fate and function in response to various signals and stimuli. In addition to biochemical …

Mechanosensing by the nucleus: From pathways to scaling relationships

S Cho, J Irianto, DE Discher - Journal of Cell Biology, 2017‏ - rupress.org
Tissue physical properties depend on the cells that make the tissue and also seem to be
affected by tissue use. For example, muscle, cartilage, and bone, when suitably exercised …

Nuclear positioning facilitates amoeboid migration along the path of least resistance

J Renkawitz, A Kopf, J Stopp, I De Vries, MK Driscoll… - Nature, 2019‏ - nature.com
During metazoan development, immune surveillance and cancer dissemination, cells
migrate in complex three-dimensional microenvironments,–. These spaces are crowded by …

Chromatin and lamin A determine two different mechanical response regimes of the cell nucleus

AD Stephens, EJ Banigan, SA Adam… - Molecular biology of …, 2017‏ - molbiolcell.org
The cell nucleus must continually resist and respond to intercellular and intracellular
mechanical forces to transduce mechanical signals and maintain proper genome …

Chromatin histone modifications and rigidity affect nuclear morphology independent of lamins

AD Stephens, PZ Liu, EJ Banigan… - Molecular biology of …, 2018‏ - molbiolcell.org
Nuclear shape and architecture influence gene localization, mechanotransduction,
transcription, and cell function. Abnormal nuclear morphology and protrusions termed …

Lamins: nuclear intermediate filament proteins with fundamental functions in nuclear mechanics and genome regulation

Y Gruenbaum, R Foisner - Annual review of biochemistry, 2015‏ - annualreviews.org
Lamins are intermediate filament proteins that form a scaffold, termed nuclear lamina, at the
nuclear periphery. A small fraction of lamins also localize throughout the nucleoplasm …

Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome: A premature aging disease caused by LMNA gene mutations

S Gonzalo, R Kreienkamp, P Askjaer - Ageing research reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Products of the LMNA gene, primarily lamin A and C, are key components of the nuclear
lamina, a proteinaceous meshwork that underlies the inner nuclear membrane and is …

The lamin protein family

TA Dittmer, T Misteli - Genome biology, 2011‏ - Springer
The lamins are the major architectural proteins of the animal cell nucleus. Lamins line the
inside of the nuclear membrane, where they provide a platform for the binding of proteins …

[HTML][HTML] Nuclear mechanics and mechanotransduction in health and disease

P Isermann, J Lammerding - Current Biology, 2013‏ - cell.com
The nucleus is the defining feature of eukaryotic cells and often represents the largest
organelle. Over the past decade, it has become apparent that the nucleus is tightly …

Nuclear lamins: major factors in the structural organization and function of the nucleus and chromatin

T Dechat, K Pfleghaar, K Sengupta, T Shimi… - Genes & …, 2008‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
Over the past few years it has become evident that the intermediate filament proteins, the
types A and B nuclear lamins, not only provide a structural framework for the nucleus, but …