Lamins and their functions in cell cycle

Membr Cell Biol. 2001 Jul;14(5):565-77.

Abstract

The data on the structure, functions, and classification of lamins, the main protein components of nuclear lamina, are reviewed. The participation of lamina in the rearrangements of the nuclear membrane during cell division is considered in detail. The recent data on the organization of interphase chromatin and its interaction with the nuclear peripheral structures are described.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Biopolymers
  • Cell Cycle / physiology*
  • Cell Division / physiology
  • DNA Replication
  • Drosophila Proteins / chemistry
  • Interphase
  • Lamins
  • Multigene Family
  • Nuclear Envelope / physiology*
  • Nuclear Proteins / chemistry
  • Nuclear Proteins / physiology*
  • Oocytes / metabolism
  • Oocytes / ultrastructure
  • Phosphorylation
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Processing, Post-Translational
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary
  • Vertebrates / metabolism
  • Xenopus laevis / metabolism

Substances

  • Biopolymers
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Lamins
  • Nuclear Proteins