Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2008:84:351-84.
doi: 10.1016/S0070-2153(08)00607-8.

Fraying at the edge mouse models of diseases resulting from defects at the nuclear periphery

Affiliations
Review

Fraying at the edge mouse models of diseases resulting from defects at the nuclear periphery

Tatiana V Cohen et al. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2008.

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells compartmentalize their genetic material within the nucleus. The boundary separating the genetic material from the cytoplasm is the nuclear envelope (NE) and lamina. Historically, the NE was perceived as functioning primarily as a barrier regulating the entry and exit of macromolecules between the nucleus and cytoplasm via the nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) that traverse the nuclear membranes. However, recent findings have caused a fundamental reassessment with regard to NE and lamina functions. Evidence now points to the NE and lamina functioning as a "hub" in regulating and perhaps integrating critical cellular functions that include chromatin organization, transcriptional regulation, mechanical integrity of the cell, signaling pathways, as well as acting as a key component of the cytoskeleton. Such an integral role for the nuclear boundary has emerged from increased interest into the functions of the NE/lamina, which has been largely stimulated by the discovery that some 24 different diseases and anomalies are caused by defects in proteins of the NE and lamina.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources