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ArticleJournal of cell science2021

A hub-and-spoke nuclear lamina architecture in trypanosomes.

Norma E Padilla-Mejia, Ludek Koreny, Jennifer Holden, Marie Vancová, Julius Lukeš, Martin Zoltner, Mark C Field

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Article in Journal of cell science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Norma E Padilla-MejiaSchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Ludek KorenySchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Jennifer HoldenSchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Marie VancováInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre and Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Julius LukešInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre and Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Martin ZoltnerSchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
Mark C FieldSchool of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4866-2885
University of Dundee · GBUniversity of South Bohemia in České Budějovice · CZ

Funding

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

Abstract

The nuclear lamina supports many functions, including maintaining nuclear structure and gene expression control, and correct spatio-temporal assembly is vital to meet these activities. Recently, multiple lamina systems have been described that, despite independent evolutionary origins, share analogous functions. In trypanosomatids the two known lamina proteins, NUP-1 and NUP-2, have molecular masses of 450 and 170 kDa, respectively, which demands a distinct architecture from the ∼60 kDa lamin-based system of metazoa and other lineages. To uncover organizational principles for the trypanosome lamina we generated NUP-1 deletion mutants to identify domains and their arrangements responsible for oligomerization. We found that both the N- and C-termini act as interaction hubs, and that perturbation of these interactions impacts additional components of the lamina and nuclear envelope. Furthermore, the assembly of NUP-1 terminal domains suggests intrinsic organizational capacity. Remarkably, there is little impact on silencing of telomeric variant surface glycoprotein genes. We suggest that both terminal domains of NUP-1 have roles in assembling the trypanosome lamina and propose a novel architecture based on a hub-and-spoke configuration.

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Nuclear LaminaTrypanosomaCell NucleusLaminsNuclear EnvelopeTelomereLaminsHeterochromatinLaminaMacromolecular assemblyNuclear organizationTrypanosomatid

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PMID34151975
PMCPMC8255026
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