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Recent advances in understanding the role of lamins in health and disease
2016-10-19
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Lamins are major components of the nuclear lamina, a network of proteins that supports the nuclear envelope in metazoan cells. Over the past decade, biochemical studies have provided support for the view that lamins are not passive bystanders providing mechanical stability to the nucleus but play an active role in the organization of the genome and the function of fundamental nuclear processes. It has also become...
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- 52b323b1-a3d9-5660-945a-cfbfb28cb040
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- 10.12688/f1000research.9260.1