2023
Dynamic regulation of LINC complex composition and function across tissues and contexts
King M. Dynamic regulation of LINC complex composition and function across tissues and contexts. FEBS Letters 2023, 597: 2823-2832. PMID: 37846646, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLINC complex componentsLINC complexLinker of nucleoskeletonProtein turnover mechanismsCytoplasmic intermediate filament networkIntermediate filament networkCytoskeleton (LINC) complexComplex componentsNuclear laminaCellular contextCytoplasmic cytoskeletonCell biologistsDynamic regulationNuclear envelopeRegulated expressionTurnover mechanismsFilament networkSplice variantsCell typesProtein configurationUnique functionCytoskeletonConcept of mechanotransductionComplexesNucleoskeleton
2019
Ablation of SUN2-containing LINC complexes drives cardiac hypertrophy without interstitial fibrosis
Stewart RM, Rodriguez EC, King MC. Ablation of SUN2-containing LINC complexes drives cardiac hypertrophy without interstitial fibrosis. Molecular Biology Of The Cell 2019, 30: 1664-1675. PMID: 31091167, PMCID: PMC6727752, DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e18-07-0438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCardiomegalyCell AdhesionCell Nucleus ShapeDNA-Binding ProteinsFibrosisGene DeletionIntegrinsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemMembrane ProteinsMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMultiprotein ComplexesMyocardiumNuclear EnvelopeProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSarcomeresTelomere-Binding ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaConceptsLINC complexType laminsInner nuclear membrane protein MAN1Nuclear envelopeA-type laminsSarcomeric contractile apparatusNuclear laminaDisease etiologyProfibrotic signalingCytoskeletal linkageAKT/MAPK signalingCardiomyocyte cytoskeletonPlasma membraneMAPK signalingNegative regulatorAntagonistic rolesTGFβ signalingLaminsCellular adhesionSignalingCardiac hypertrophySUN2Human cardiomyopathyHypertrophy markersContractile apparatus
2016
Improved Determination of Subnuclear Position Enabled by Three-Dimensional Membrane Reconstruction
Zhao Y, Schreiner SM, Koo PK, Colombi P, King MC, Mochrie SG. Improved Determination of Subnuclear Position Enabled by Three-Dimensional Membrane Reconstruction. Biophysical Journal 2016, 111: 19-24. PMID: 27410730, PMCID: PMC4945324, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin biologyLac operator arraysMembrane marker proteinsNuclear positionBroad practical utilityNuclear volumeNuclear peripheryOrganelle shapeChromatin markersTranscriptional regulationSubnuclear positionLacI-GFPDNA repairIndividual lociNuclear compartmentPopulation of cellsNuclear envelopeLocus positionParticular locusMarker proteinsImage analysis pipelineLociCell populationsAnalysis pipelineBiological accuracy
2015
The tethering of chromatin to the nuclear envelope supports nuclear mechanics
Schreiner SM, Koo PK, Zhao Y, Mochrie SG, King MC. The tethering of chromatin to the nuclear envelope supports nuclear mechanics. Nature Communications 2015, 6: 7159. PMID: 26074052, PMCID: PMC4490570, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear mechanicsRole of chromatinOptical tweezersWild-type nucleiNetwork of lipidsCytoskeletal forcesNuclear laminaCytoskeletal dynamicsMechanical defensesMembrane tethersDeformable nucleiNuclear envelopeChromatinNuclear shapeIsolated nucleiIndividual mechanical contributionsMembrane resultsNucleusTweezersMechanicsLaminsProteinTetheringLaminaDefense
2014
The KASH protein Kms2 coordinates mitotic remodeling of the spindle pole body
Wälde S, King MC. The KASH protein Kms2 coordinates mitotic remodeling of the spindle pole body. Journal Of Cell Science 2014, 127: 3625-3640. PMID: 24963130, PMCID: PMC4132395, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.154997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpindle pole bodyMitotic entryPole bodySUN domain protein Sad1Nuclear envelopeMitotic spindle pole bodiesPolo kinase Plo1SUN-KASH complexesYeast centrosome equivalentBipolar spindle formationCentrosome equivalentMitotic remodelingSchizosaccharomyces pombeSpindle formationSpindle polesMonopolar spindlesMitotic catastrophePlo1Cut12PCP1KMS2Sad1PombeBiogenesisRemodeling
2008
A Network of Nuclear Envelope Membrane Proteins Linking Centromeres to Microtubules
King MC, Drivas TG, Blobel G. A Network of Nuclear Envelope Membrane Proteins Linking Centromeres to Microtubules. Cell 2008, 134: 427-438. PMID: 18692466, PMCID: PMC2617791, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.06.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSUN-KASH complexesNuclear membrane proteinsMembrane proteinsIntegral inner nuclear membrane proteinsSUN domain protein Sad1Nuclear envelopeSpindle pole body componentInner nuclear membrane proteinFission yeast S. pombeOuter nuclear membrane proteinsCytoplasmic microtubulesYeast S. pombeMicrotubule-dependent forcesNuclear envelope membranesCentromeric DNAS. pombeCentromeric heterochromatinHeterochromatic regionsEnvelope membraneIMA1MicrotubulesSad1HeterochromatinProteinNuclear heterochromatin