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