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SUBMITTER: Cobb AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5114580 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cobb Andrew M AM Larrieu Delphine D Warren Derek T DT Liu Yiwen Y Srivastava Sonal S Smith Andrew J O AJO Bowater Richard P RP Jackson Stephen P SP Shanahan Catherine M CM
Aging cell 20160727 6
The nuclear lamina is essential for the proper structure and organization of the nucleus. Deregulation of A-type lamins can compromise genomic stability, alter chromatin organization and cause premature vascular aging. Here, we show that accumulation of the lamin A precursor, prelamin A, inhibits 53BP1 recruitment to sites of DNA damage and increases basal levels of DNA damage in aged vascular smooth muscle cells. We identify that this genome instability arises through defective nuclear import o ...[more]