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Lamin A variants that cause striated muscle disease are defective in anchoring transmembrane actin-associated nuclear lines for nuclear movement.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Jan 2011
Folker Eric S, Ostlund Cecilia, Luxton G W Gant, Worman Howard J, Gundersen Gregg G
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in LMNA, which encodes A-type lamins, result in disparate diseases, known collectively as laminopathies, that affect distinct tissues, including striated muscle and adipose tissue. Lamins provide structural support for the nucleus and sites of attachment for chromatin, and defects in th...
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