2020
Nuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expression
Bera M, Sengupta K. Nuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expression. Nucleus 2020, 11: 99-110. PMID: 32453974, PMCID: PMC7529408, DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2020.1769445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosomal contactsGene expressionLMNA mutationsInner nuclear membraneDNA damage repairGene expression profilesIntrachromosomal contactsChromosomal positioningChromosome positioningNuclear actinNuclear laminsEpigenetic modificationsLamin networkChromosomal loopsDamage repairExpression profilesNuclear membraneNuclear processesKey playersLaminsLaminopathiesMutationsElastic meshworkMuscle tissueMechanical rigidity
2014
Characterization of Unfolding Mechanism of Human Lamin A Ig Fold by Single-Molecule Force SpectroscopyImplications in EDMD
Bera M, Kotamarthi H, Dutta S, Ray A, Ghosh S, Bhattacharyya D, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Characterization of Unfolding Mechanism of Human Lamin A Ig Fold by Single-Molecule Force SpectroscopyImplications in EDMD. Biochemistry 2014, 53: 7247-7258. PMID: 25343322, DOI: 10.1021/bi500726f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIg domainsBasic nuclear processesB-type laminsC-terminal domainHelical rod domainAutosomal dominant Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophySingle-molecule force spectroscopyEmery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophyIntermediate filament proteinsHuman laminLamin proteinsNuclear laminaLamin ALamin A.Nuclear envelopeRod domainNuclear processesUnfolding mechanismFilament proteinsMisshapen nucleiCausative mutationsKey playersR453WLaminsMutations