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Nuclear lamina dysfunction triggers a germline stem cell checkpoint.
Nature communications - 27 Sept 2018
Barton Lacy J, Duan Tingting, Ke Wenfan, Luttinger Amy, Lovander Kaylee E, Soshnev Alexey A, Geyer Pamela K
Abstract excerpt
LEM domain (LEM-D) proteins are conserved components of the nuclear lamina (NL) that contribute to stem cell maintenance through poorly understood mechanisms. The Drosophila emerin homolog Otefin (Ote) is required for maintenance of germline stem cells (GSCs) and gametogenesis. Here, we show that ote mutants carry germ cell-specific changes in nuclear architecture that are linked to GSC loss. Strikingly, we found...
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