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ArticleNucleus (Austin, Tex.)2021

Evolution and diversification of the nuclear envelope.

Norma E Padilla-Mejia, Alexandr A Makarov, Lael D Barlow, Erin R Butterfield, Mark C Field

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Article in Nucleus (Austin, Tex.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Lamins as structural nuclear elements through evolution.Current opinion in cell biology · 2023
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  6. Lessons from the deep: mechanisms behind diversification of eukaryotic protein complexes.Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2023
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  8. Evolution and diversification of the nuclear pore complex.Biochemical Society transactions · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Norma E Padilla-MejiaDivision of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee, UK.
Alexandr A MakarovDivision of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee, UK.
Lael D BarlowDivision of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee, UK.
Erin R ButterfieldDivision of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee, UK.
Mark C FieldDivision of Biological Chemistry and Drug Discovery, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee , Dundee, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4866-2885
University of Dundee · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/N010558/1Medical Research Council MR/P009018/1Wellcome Trust 203134/Z/16/ZWellcome Trust 204697/Z/16/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Eukaryotic cells arose ~1.5 billion years ago, with the endomembrane system a central feature, facilitating evolution of intracellular compartments. Endomembranes include the nuclear envelope (NE) dividing the cytoplasm and nucleoplasm. The NE possesses universal features: a double lipid bilayer membrane, nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), and continuity with the endoplasmic reticulum, indicating common evolutionary origin. However, levels of specialization between lineages remains unclear, despite distinct mechanisms underpinning various nuclear activities. Several distinct modes of molecular evolution facilitate organellar diversification and  to understand which apply to the NE, we exploited proteomic datasets of purified nuclear envelopes from model systems for comparative analysis. We find enrichment of core nuclear functions amongst the widely conserved proteins to be less numerous than lineage-specific cohorts, but enriched in core nuclear functions. This, together with consideration of additional evidence, suggests that, despite a common origin, the NE has evolved as a highly diverse organelle with significant lineage-specific functionality.

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Nuclear EnvelopeProteomicsCell NucleusEndoplasmic ReticulumNuclear PoreeukaryogenesisevolutionheterochromatinlaminaNuclear envelopeproteome

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PMID33435791
PMCPMC7889174
OpenAlexW3118960265

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