2016
Significance of 1B and 2B domains in modulating elastic properties of lamin A
Bera M, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Significance of 1B and 2B domains in modulating elastic properties of lamin A. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 27879. PMID: 27301336, PMCID: PMC4908593, DOI: 10.1038/srep27879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDisulfidesHumansLamin Type APeptide FragmentsProtein DomainsProtein MultimerizationProtein UnfoldingConceptsLamin ASingle-molecule force spectroscopyRod domainType V intermediate filament proteinsLamin rod domainsSingle molecular levelInner nuclear membraneC-terminal domainIntermediate filament proteinsForce spectroscopyNuclear laminsLaminsNuclear membraneFilament proteinsElastic meshworkNuclear shapeMutationsComparable mechanical propertiesDomainViscoelastic behaviorSpectroscopyLaminopathiesProperties
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