2023
An ESCRT grommet cooperates with a diffusion barrier to maintain nuclear integrity
Ader N, Chen L, Surovtsev I, Chadwick W, Rodriguez E, King M, Lusk C. An ESCRT grommet cooperates with a diffusion barrier to maintain nuclear integrity. Nature Cell Biology 2023, 25: 1465-1477. PMID: 37783794, PMCID: PMC11365527, DOI: 10.1038/s41556-023-01235-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpindle pole body proteinNuclear envelope barrierESCRT-III proteinsNuclear pore complexSpindle pole bodyNucleocytoplasmic compartmentalizationESCRT functionPore complexPole bodyDistinct complementNuclear compartmentNuclear integrityTransport proteinsMolecular mechanismsRemodelling mechanismProteinBody proteinAcetyl-methyllysine marks chromatin at active transcription start sites
Lu-Culligan W, Connor L, Xie Y, Ekundayo B, Rose B, Machyna M, Pintado-Urbanc A, Zimmer J, Vock I, Bhanu N, King M, Garcia B, Bleichert F, Simon M. Acetyl-methyllysine marks chromatin at active transcription start sites. Nature 2023, 622: 173-179. PMID: 37731000, PMCID: PMC10845139, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06565-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-translational modificationsLysine residuesActive transcription start sitesTranscription start siteRange of speciesChromatin biologyChromatin proteinsLysine methylationActive chromatinProteins BRD2Transcriptional initiationLysine acetylationHistone H4Start siteMammalian tissuesHuman diseasesSame residuesMethylationAcetylationChromatinResiduesProteinBiological signalsHistonesBRD2
2018
Integration of Biochemical and Mechanical Signals at the Nuclear Periphery: Impacts on Skin Development and Disease
Stewart R, King M, Horsley V. Integration of Biochemical and Mechanical Signals at the Nuclear Periphery: Impacts on Skin Development and Disease. Stem Cell Biology And Regenerative Medicine 2018, 263-292. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16769-5_11.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsNuclear laminaIntegral inner nuclear membrane proteinsInner nuclear membrane proteinSkin developmentMechanical signalsNuclear membrane proteinsInner nuclear membraneIntegration of biochemicalGenome integrityNuclear peripheryTranscriptional outputNuclear laminsAssociated chromatinMembrane proteinsNuclear interiorTissue-level mechanicsGene expressionNuclear membraneSkin homeostasisKeratinocyte differentiationMechanical inputChromatinLaminsLaminaProtein
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
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