ArticleCell2017
DNA Cross-Bridging Shapes a Single Nucleus from a Set of Mitotic Chromosomes.
Article in Cell, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 154 papers.
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154 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Ki-67 shapes the nucleolus by anchoring chromatin via its amphiphilic properties.The EMBO journal · 2026Article
- ESCRT-III function in membrane fission and repair.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026Review
- Spindle pole proteins confine chromosomes to ensure their expulsion during female meiosis.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Hierarchical membrane-chromatin tethering buffers nuclear envelope assembly against alterations in lipid flux.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Nuclear Mechanics: Advances, Disease Relevance, Methodologies, and AI Applications.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Review
- Phosphorylation of Barrier-to-Autointegration Factor (BAF) regulates anchoring of centromeric heterochromatin to the nuclear envelope (NE).Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- Barrier-to-Autointegration Factor 1: a key regulator of nuclear envelope integrity, genome stability, and disease progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- PPA2 activates MTFP1-DNM1L fission signaling to govern mitochondrial proliferation and mitophagy.Autophagy · 2026Article
- VRK1 co-delivery mitigates DNA clustering by BAF in TFAMoplex transfection.Materials today. Bio · 2025Article
- BAF-1-VRK-1 mediated release of meiotic chromosomes from the nuclear periphery is important for genome integrity.Nature communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
Eukaryotic cells store their chromosomes in a single nucleus. This is important to maintain genomic integrity, as chromosomes packaged into separate nuclei (micronuclei) are prone to massive DNA damage. During mitosis, higher eukaryotes disassemble their nucleus and release individualized chromosomes for segregation. How numerous chromosomes subsequently reform a single nucleus has remained unclear. Using image-based screening of human cells, we identified barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) as a key factor guiding membranes to form a single nucleus. Unexpectedly, nuclear assembly does not require BAF's association with inner nuclear membrane proteins but instead relies on BAF's ability to bridge distant DNA sites. Live-cell imaging and in vitro reconstitution showed that BAF enriches around the mitotic chromosome ensemble to induce a densely cross-bridged chromatin layer that is mechanically stiff and limits membranes to the surface. Our study reveals that BAF-mediated changes in chromosome mechanics underlie nuclear assembly with broad implications for proper genome function.
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