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Falahzadeh K, Banaei-Esfahani A, Shahhoseini M. The potential roles of actin in the nucleus. CELL JOURNAL 2015; 17:7-14. [PMID: 25870830 PMCID: PMC4393673 DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2015.507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Over the past few decades, actin’s presence in the nucleus has been demonstrated. Actin
is a key protein necessary for different nuclear processes. Although actin is well known for
its functional role in dynamic behavior of the cytoskeleton, emerging studies are now highlighting new roles for actin. At the present time there is no doubt about the presence of actin in the nucleus. A number of studies have uncovered the functional involvement of actin
in nuclear processes. Actin as one of the nuclear components has its own structured and
functional rules, such as nuclear matrix association, chromatin remodeling, transcription
by RNA polymerases I, II, III and mRNA processing. In this historical review, we attempt to
provide an overview of our current understanding of the functions of actin in the nucleus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Khadijeh Falahzadeh
- Department of Genetics at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran ; Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University (TMU), Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics at Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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Bogolyubova I, Stein G, Bogolyubov D. FRET analysis of interactions between actin and exon-exon-junction complex proteins in early mouse embryos. Cell Tissue Res 2012; 352:277-85. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-012-1545-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Ribeiro-Mason K, Boulesteix C, Brochard V, Aguirre-Lavin T, Salvaing J, Fleurot R, Adenot P, Maalouf WE, Beaujean N. Nuclear dynamics of histone H3 trimethylated on lysine 9 and/or phosphorylated on serine 10 in mouse cloned embryos as new markers of reprogramming? Cell Reprogram 2012; 14:283-94. [PMID: 22775512 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2011.0071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the injection of a donor nucleus into an enucleated egg. Despite the use of this technology for many years in research, it is still quite inefficient. One of the causes for this is thought to be incorrect or incomplete genome reprogramming. Embryos produced by nuclear transfer (cloned embryos) very often present abnormal epigenetic signatures and irregular chromatin reorganization. Of these two issues, the issue of chromatin rearrangements within the nuclei after transfer is the least studied. It is known that cloned embryos often present pericentromeric heterochromatin clumps very similar to the chromocenters structures present in the donor nuclei. Therefore, it is believed that the somatic nuclear configuration of donor nuclei, especially that of the chromocenters, is not completely lost after nuclear transfer, in other words, not well reprogrammed. To further investigate pericentromeric heterochromatin reorganization after nuclear transfer, we decided to study its rearrangements in cumulus-derived clones using several related epigenetic markers such as H3S10P, H3K9me3, and the double marker H3K9me3S10P. We observed that two of these markers, H3S10P and H3K9me3S10P, are the ones found on the part of the pericentromeric heterochromatin that is remodeled correctly, resembling exactly the embryonic heterochromatin configuration of naturally fertilized embryos. Conversely, H3K9me3 and heterochromatin protein 1 beta (HP1β)-associated protein were also detected in the perinuclear clumps of heterochromatin, making obvious the maintenance of the somatic epigenetic signature within these nuclear regions. Our results demonstrate that H3S10P and H3K9me3S10P could be good candidates for evaluating heterochromatin reorganization following nuclear reprogramming.
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Chiu HC, Chang TY, Huang CT, Chao YS, Hsu JTA. EGFR and myosin II inhibitors cooperate to suppress EGFR-T790M-mutant NSCLC cells. Mol Oncol 2012; 6:299-310. [PMID: 22366308 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2012.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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An acquired mutation (T790M) in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) accounts for half of all relapses in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who initially respond to EGFR kinase inhibitors. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time that EGFR-T790M interacts with the cytoskeletal components, myosin heavy chain 9 (MYH9) and β-actin, in the nucleus of H1975 cells carrying the T790M-mutant EGFR. The interactions of EGFR with MYH9 and β-actin were reduced in the presence of blebbistatin, a specific inhibitor for the MYH9-β-actin interaction, suggesting that the EGFR interaction with MYH9 and β-actin is affected by the integrity of the cytoskeleton. These physical interactions among MYH9, β-actin, and EGFR were also impaired by CL-387,785, a kinase inhibitor for EGFR-T790M. Furthermore, CL-387,785 and blebbistatin interacted in a synergistic fashion to suppress cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in H1975 cells. The combination of CL-387,785 and blebbistatin enhanced the down-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a transcriptional target of nuclear EGFR. Overall, our findings demonstrate that disrupting EGFR interactions with the cytoskeletal components enhanced the anti-cancer effects of CL-387,785 against H1975 cells, suggesting a novel therapeutic approach for NSCLC cells that express the drug-resistant EGFR-T790M.
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- Huan-Chih Chiu
- Institute of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Research, National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan, ROC
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Chevanne M, Zampieri M, Caldini R, Rizzo A, Ciccarone F, Catizone A, D'Angelo C, Guastafierro T, Biroccio A, Reale A, Zupi G, Caiafa P. Inhibition of PARP activity by PJ-34 leads to growth impairment and cell death associated with aberrant mitotic pattern and nucleolar actin accumulation in M14 melanoma cell line. J Cell Physiol 2009; 222:401-10. [PMID: 19890834 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The capability of PARP activity inhibitors to prevent DNA damage recovery suggested the use of these drugs as chemo- and radio-sensitisers for cancer therapy. Our research, carried out on cultured human M14 melanoma cells, was aimed to examine if PJ-34, a potent PARP activity inhibitor of second generation, was per se able to affect the viability of these cancer cells without any DNA damaging agents. Using time-lapse videomicroscopy, we evidenced that 10 microM PJ-34 treatment induced severe mitotic defects leading to dramatic reduction of cell proliferation and to cell death. PJ-34 cytotoxic effect was further confirmed by analysis of cell viability and clonogenic assay. Absence of canonic apoptosis markers allowed us to exclude this kind of cell death. No single and/or double stranded DNA damage was evidenced. Immunofluorescence analysis showed an aberrant mitotic scenario in several cells and subsequent multinucleation suggesting an atypical way for cells to die: the mitotic catastrophe. The detection of aberrant accumulation of polymerised actin inside the nucleolus was noteworthy. Taken together, our results demonstrate that, targeting PARP activity by PJ-34, cancer cell survival is affected independently of DNA damage repair. Two findings are remarkable: (a) cisplatin concentration can be reduced by three quarters if it is followed by treatment with 10 microM PJ-34 for 24 h to obtain the same cytotoxic effect; (b) effects dependent on PJ-34 treatment are reversible. Our data suggest that, to reduce the harm done to non-tumour cells during chemotherapy with cisplatin, the latter could be coupled with PJ-34 treatment.
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- Marta Chevanne
- Department of Experimental Pathology and Oncology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Bogolyubova NA, Bogolyubova IO. Actin localization in nuclei of two-cell mouse embryos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1134/s1990519x09050034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dunham-Ems SM, Lee YW, Stachowiak EK, Pudavar H, Claus P, Prasad PN, Stachowiak MK. Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR1) nuclear dynamics reveal a novel mechanism in transcription control. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:2401-12. [PMID: 19261810 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-06-0600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Nuclear FGFR1 acts as a developmental gene regulator in cooperation with FGF-2, RSK1, and CREB-binding protein (CBP). FRAP analysis revealed three nuclear FGFR1 populations: i) a fast mobile, ii) a slower mobile population reflecting chromatin-bound FGFR1, and iii) an immobile FGFR1 population associated with the nuclear matrix. Factors (cAMP, CBP) that induce FGFR1-mediated gene activation shifted FGFR1 from the nuclear matrix (immobile) to chromatin (slow) and reduced the movement rate of the chromatin-bound population. Transcription inhibitors accelerated FGFR1 movement; the content of the chromatin-bound slow FGFR1 decreased, whereas the fast population increased. The transcriptional activation appears to involve conversion of the immobile matrix-bound and the fast nuclear FGFR1 into a slow chromatin-binding population through FGFR1's interaction with CBP, RSK1, and the high-molecular-weight form of FGF-2. Our findings support a general mechanism in which gene activation is governed by protein movement and collisions with other proteins and nuclear structures.
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- Star M Dunham-Ems
- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, and Department of Chemistry, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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Hofmann WA. Cell and molecular biology of nuclear actin. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 273:219-63. [PMID: 19215906 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)01806-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Actin is a highly conserved protein and one of the major components of the cytoplasm and the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. In the nucleus, actin is involved in a variety of nuclear processes that include transcription and transcription regulation, RNA processing and export, intranuclear movement, and structure maintenance. Recent advances in the field of nuclear actin have established that functions of actin in the nucleus are versatile, complex, and interconnected. It also has become increasingly evident that the cytoplasmic and nuclear pools of actin are functionally linked. However, while the biological significance of nuclear actin has become clear, we are only beginning to understand the mechanisms that lie behind the regulation of nuclear actin. This review provides an overview of our current understanding of the functions of actin in the nucleus.
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- Wilma A Hofmann
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
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McDonald D, Carrero G, Andrin C, de Vries G, Hendzel MJ. Nucleoplasmic beta-actin exists in a dynamic equilibrium between low-mobility polymeric species and rapidly diffusing populations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 172:541-52. [PMID: 16476775 PMCID: PMC2063674 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200507101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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β-Actin, once thought to be an exclusively cytoplasmic protein, is now known to have important functions within the nucleus. Nuclear β-actin associates with and functions in chromatin remodeling complexes, ribonucleic acid polymerase complexes, and at least some ribonucleoproteins. Proteins involved in regulating actin polymerization are also found in the interphase nucleus. We define the dynamic properties of nuclear actin molecules using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. Our results indicate that actin and actin-containing complexes are reduced in their mobility through the nucleoplasm diffusing at ∼0.5 μm2 s−1. We also observed that ∼20% of the total nuclear actin pool has properties of polymeric actin that turns over rapidly. This pool could be detected in endogenous nuclear actin by using fluorescent polymeric actin binding proteins and was sensitive to drugs that alter actin polymerization. Our results validate previous reports of polymeric forms of nuclear actin observed in fixed specimens and reveal that these polymeric forms are very dynamic.
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- Darin McDonald
- Department of Oncology and 2Department of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 1Z2
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Grummt I. Actin and myosin as transcription factors. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2006; 16:191-6. [PMID: 16495046 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2006.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2005] [Accepted: 02/10/2006] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The proteins actin and myosin have a firm place in the muscles, where they are responsible for contraction. Although recent investigations have shown that they are found in the nucleus, it has been unclear as to what they are doing there. The discovery of actin as a component of the transcription apparatus, chromatin-remodeling complexes, as well as RNA processing machines, implies important roles for actin in the readout of genetic information. Actin is associated with all three nuclear RNA polymerases and acts in concert with nuclear myosin 1 (NM1) to drive transcription. Actin-NMI interactions are involved in the transition of the initiation complex into the elongation complex, presumably by triggering a structural change of the transcription apparatus or by generating force that supports RNA polymerase movement.
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- Ingrid Grummt
- German Cancer Research Center, Division of Molecular Biology of the Cell II, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Philimonenko VV, Zhao J, Iben S, Dingová H, Kyselá K, Kahle M, Zentgraf H, Hofmann WA, de Lanerolle P, Hozák P, Grummt I. Nuclear actin and myosin I are required for RNA polymerase I transcription. Nat Cell Biol 2004; 6:1165-72. [PMID: 15558034 DOI: 10.1038/ncb1190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The presence of actin and nuclear myosin I (NMI) in the nucleus suggests a role for these motor proteins in nuclear functions. We have investigated the role of actin and nuclear myosin I (NMI) in the transcription of ribosomal RNA genes (rDNA). Both proteins are associated with rDNA and are required for RNA polymerase I (Pol I) transcription. Microinjection of antibodies against actin or NMI, as well as short interfering RNA-mediated depletion of NMI, decreased Pol I transcription in vivo, whereas overexpression of NMI augmented pre-rRNA synthesis. In vitro, recombinant NMI activated Pol I transcription, and antibodies to NMI or actin inhibited Pol I transcription both on naked DNA and pre-assembled chromatin templates. Whereas actin associated with Pol I, NMI bound to Pol I through the transcription-initiation factor TIF-IA. The association with Pol I requires phosphorylation of TIF-IA at Ser 649 by RSK kinase, indicating a role for NMI in the growth-dependent regulation of rRNA synthesis.
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- Vlada V Philimonenko
- Department of Cell Ultrastructure and Molecular Biology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague 14220, Czech Republic
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Okorokov AL, Rubbi CP, Metcalfe S, Milner J. The interaction of p53 with the nuclear matrix is mediated by F-actin and modulated by DNA damage. Oncogene 2002; 21:356-67. [PMID: 11821948 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1205112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2001] [Revised: 10/12/2001] [Accepted: 10/30/2001] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The tumour suppressor protein p53 is localized in the cell nucleus where it serves to initiate cellular responses to a variety of stresses, particularly DNA damage and has the capacity to transactivate stress response genes. An emerging body of evidence indicates that its action is also exerted through direct protein-protein interactions. An approach to understanding p53 function has been to analyse its positioning in relation to nuclear structures and we have shown that p53 can associate with the nuclear matrix. A potential nuclear matrix component for this association is actin. Here we show that p53 interacts with nuclear F-actin and we map the domains involved in this interaction. Using fluorescence resonance energy transfer, we demonstrate that the partition of p53 between F-actin bound and unbound forms is not constant, but is modulated by the presence of DNA damage, which increases binding. Our results indicate that the dynamic interaction of p53 with the nuclear matrix has to be considered for a full understanding of the mechanisms of the p53-mediated cellular response to DNA damage.
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- Andrei L Okorokov
- YCR P53 Research Group, Department of Biology, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Szentirmay MN, Sawadogo M. Spatial organization of RNA polymerase II transcription in the nucleus. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:2019-25. [PMID: 10773068 PMCID: PMC105382 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.10.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/1999] [Revised: 03/28/2000] [Accepted: 03/28/2000] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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In eukaryotic cells, mRNA synthesis is carried out by large, multifunctional complexes that are also involved in coordinating transcription with other nuclear processes. This survey focuses on the distribution and structural arrangement of these complexes within the nucleus, in relationship with the discrete positioning of particular chromosomal loci. To better understand the link between the spatial organization of the nucleus and the regulation of gene expression, it is necessary to combine information from biochemical studies with results from microscopic observations of preserved nuclear structures. Recent experimental approaches have made this possible. The subnuclear locations of specific chromosome loci, RNA transcripts, RNA polymerases, and transcription and pre-mRNA-processing factors can now be observed with computer-assisted microscopy and specific molecular probes. The results indicate that RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) transcription takes place at discrete sites scattered throughout the nucleoplasm, and that these sites are also the locations of pre-mRNA processing. Transcribing polymerases appear to be grouped into clusters at each transcription site. Cell cycle-dependent zones of transcription and processing factors have been identified, and certain subnuclear domains appear specialized for expression or silencing of particular genes. The arrangement of transcription in the nucleus is dynamic and depends on its transcriptional activity, with the RNAPII itself playing a central role in marshalling the large complexes involved in gene expression.
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- M N Szentirmay
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Wasser M, Chia W. The EAST protein of drosophila controls an expandable nuclear endoskeleton. Nat Cell Biol 2000; 2:268-75. [PMID: 10806477 DOI: 10.1038/35010535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The high degree of structural order inside the nucleus suggests the existence of an internal nucleoskeleton. Our studies on the east gene of Drosophila, using the larval salivary gland polytene nucleus as a model, demonstrate the involvement of an extrachromosomal nuclear structure in modulating nuclear architecture. EAST, a novel ubiquitous protein, the product of the east (enhanced adult sensory threshold) locus, is localized to an extrachromosomal domain of the nucleus. Nuclear levels of EAST are increased in response to heat shock. Increase in nuclear EAST, whether caused by heat shock or by transgenic overexpression, results in the expansion of the extrachromosomal domain labelled by EAST, with a concomitant increase in the spacing between chromosomes. Moreover, EAST functions to promote the preferential accumulation of the proteins CP60 and actin in extrachromosomal regions of the nucleus. We propose that EAST mediates the assembly of an expandable nuclear endoskeleton which, through alterations of its volume, can modulate the spatial arrangement of chromosomes.
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- M Wasser
- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, National University of Singapore.
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