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 resultsNucleusTweezersMechanicsLaminsProteinTetheringLaminaDefenseNuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions
Stewart RM, Zubek AE, Rosowski KA, Schreiner SM, Horsley V, King MC. Nuclear–cytoskeletal linkages facilitate cross talk between the nucleus and intercellular adhesions. Journal Of Cell Biology 2015, 209: 403-418. PMID: 25963820, PMCID: PMC4427780, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201502024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntercellular adhesionNuclear positionEpidermal tissue integrityLinker of nucleoskeletonCross talkPrimary mouse keratinocytesCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCytoplasmic cytoskeletonAdhesion functionMicrotubule networkDefective adhesionCytoskeletonSUN2Mouse keratinocytesTissue integrityFollicle structureEpidermal keratinocytesAdhesionNucleoskeletonCellsKeratinocytesAdhesion formationNucleusIntegrityComplexes