Journal
NUCLEUS
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 2-7Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.4161/19491034.2014.990857
Keywords
KASH protein; LINC complex; nesprin; nuclear envelope; SUN protein; UNC-84
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- NIH/NIGMS [R01 GM073874]
- American Cancer Society Illinois Division [PF-13-094-01-CGC]
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The nuclear envelope consists of 2 membranes separated by 30-50nm, but how the 2 membranes are evenly spaced has been an open question in the field. Nuclear envelope bridges composed of inner nuclear membrane SUN proteins and outer nuclear membrane KASH proteins have been proposed to set and regulate nuclear envelope spacing. We tested this hypothesis directly by examining nuclear envelope spacing in Caenorhabditis elegans animals lacking UNC-84, the sole somatic SUN protein. SUN/KASH bridges are not required to maintain even nuclear envelope spacing in most tissues. However, UNC-84 is required for even spacing in body wall muscle nuclei. Shortening UNC-84 by 300 amino acids did not narrow the nuclear envelope space. While SUN proteins may play a role in maintaining nuclear envelope spacing in cells experiencing forces, our data suggest they are dispensable in most cells.
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