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ArticleMolecular biology of the cell2015

Structural organization of nuclear lamins A, C, B1, and B2 revealed by superresolution microscopy.

Takeshi Shimi, Mark Kittisopikul, Joseph Tran, Anne E Goldman, Stephen A Adam, Yixian Zheng, Khuloud Jaqaman, Robert D Goldman

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Article in Molecular biology of the cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 159 papers.

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159 citing papers in PubMed, 266 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Takeshi ShimiDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611.
Mark KittisopikulDepartment of Biophysics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Joseph TranDepartment of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, MD 21218.
Anne E GoldmanDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611.
Stephen A AdamDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611.
Yixian ZhengDepartment of Embryology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Baltimore, MD 21218.
Khuloud JaqamanDepartment of Biophysics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.
Robert D GoldmanDepartment of Cell and Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611 r-goldman@northwestern.edu khuloud.jaqaman@utsouthwestern.edu.
Northwestern University · USCarnegie Institution for Science · USDepartment of Embryology · USSouthwestern Medical CenterSouthwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Super-resolution microscopy of nuclear lamin and spindle envelope/matrix functionR01GM106023 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON, D.C. · PI GOLDMAN, ROBERT D, ZHENG, YIXIAN · 2013 to 2020
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NIGMS NIH HHS GM106023NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM106023
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nuclear lamina is a key structural element of the metazoan nucleus. However, the structural organization of the major proteins composing the lamina is poorly defined. Using three-dimensional structured illumination microscopy and computational image analysis, we characterized the supramolecular structures of lamin A, C, B1, and B2 in mouse embryo fibroblast nuclei. Each isoform forms a distinct fiber meshwork, with comparable physical characteristics with respect to mesh edge length, mesh face area and shape, and edge connectivity to form faces. Some differences were found in face areas among isoforms due to variation in the edge lengths and number of edges per face, suggesting that each meshwork has somewhat unique assembly characteristics. In fibroblasts null for the expression of either lamins A/C or lamin B1, the remaining lamin meshworks are altered compared with the lamin meshworks in wild-type nuclei or nuclei lacking lamin B2. Nuclei lacking LA/C exhibit slightly enlarged meshwork faces and some shape changes, whereas LB1-deficient nuclei exhibit primarily a substantial increase in face area. These studies demonstrate that individual lamin isoforms assemble into complex networks within the nuclear lamina and that A- and B-type lamins have distinct roles in maintaining the organization of the nuclear lamina.

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AnimalsCell NucleusCells, CulturedFibroblastsHeLa CellsHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalIntermediate FilamentsMiceMicroscopyMorphogenesisNuclear LaminaProtein IsoformsProtein Isoforms

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