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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2008

Lipid microdomains in cell nucleus.

Giacomo Cascianelli, Maristella Villani, Marcello Tosti, Francesca Marini, Elisa Bartoccini, Mariapia Viola Magni, Elisabetta Albi

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 62 papers.

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62citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

62 citing papers in PubMed, 108 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The expanding organelle lipidomes: current knowledge and challenges.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2023
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  15. The role of cholesterol in invasion and growth of malaria parasites.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giacomo CascianelliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Physiopathology Section, University School of Medicine, University of Perugia, Policlinico Monteluce, 06100 Perugia, Italy.
Maristella Villani
Marcello Tosti
Francesca Marini
Elisa Bartoccini
Mariapia Viola Magni
Elisabetta Albi
University of Perugia · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is known that nuclear lipids play a role in proliferation, differentiation, and apoptotic process. Cellular nuclei contain high levels of phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, which are partially linked with cholesterol and proteins to form lipid-protein complexes. These lipids are also associated with transcription factors and newly synthesized RNA but, up to date, their organization is still unknown. The aim of the present work was to study if these specific lipid-protein interactions could be nuclear membrane microdomains and to evaluate their possible role. The results obtained demonstrate for the first time the existence of nuclear microdomains characterized by a specific lipid composition similar to that of intranuclear lipid-protein complexes previously described. Nuclear microdomain lipid composition changes during cell proliferation when the content of newly synthesized RNA increases. Because previous data show a correlation between nuclear lipids and transcription process, the role of nuclear microdomains in cellular functions is discussed.

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Cell NucleusCell ProliferationAnimalsBiomarkersCholesterolFemaleHepatocytesLamin Type BLipidsNuclear EnvelopeRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySTAT3 Transcription FactorBiomarkersCholesterolLamin Type BLipidsSTAT3 Transcription Factor

Identifiers

PMID18923143
PMCPMC2592641
OpenAlexW2144048742

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