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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dittmer TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3219962 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The lamins are the major architectural proteins of the animal cell nucleus. Lamins line the inside of the nuclear membrane, where they provide a platform for the binding of proteins and chromatin and confer mechanical stability. They have been implicated in a wide range of nuclear functions, including higher-order genome organization, chromatin regulation, transcription, DNA replication and DNA repair. The lamins are members of the intermediate filament (IF) family of proteins, which constitute ...[more]