高等哺乳动物LEM结构域蛋白家族的研究进展

在高等动物细胞开放式有丝分裂过程中,细胞核膜会发生高度有序的周期性去组装和装配的动态变化。近年的研究结果表明是LEM家族蛋白成员通过与BAF因子相互作用介导了内核膜、核纤层蛋白以及染色体之间的相互作用。LEM蛋白、核纤层蛋白以及BAF因子直接相互作用形成的三元复合体在结构与功能上是相互依赖的,在此结构与功能上组成的网络体系是形成细胞核的一些基本生物学过程的重要条件。该复合体在调控有丝分裂M期后期和末期染色体的正常分离、有丝分裂后核膜的重组装,细胞分裂间期细胞核及核膜形态维持,调控DNA复制和DNA损伤修复,调节基因表达和信号通路以及逆转录病毒感染等方面发挥着重要的生物学功能。并且LEM蛋白相关基因的异常对核纤层疾病和肿瘤的发生发展具有重要的影响。文章主要针对LEM蛋白家族成员的结构以及功能研究进展进行了详细的综述。     

核纤层蛋白的研究进展

核纤层普遍存在于高等真核细胞的细胞核中,向外与内层核膜上的蛋白结合,向内与染色质的特定区段结合,其主要成分是核纤层蛋白。核纤层蛋白主要参与细胞核的形状和大小的维持、核膜的组织、DNA的复制及有丝分裂。近年来的研究表明,核纤层蛋白与许多人类疾病密切相关。目前,核纤层蛋白在人类的各种组织和细胞中已有比较系统的研究,并且呈组织特异性及发育时序性表达。本文将就核纤层的最新研究进展做一综述。     

真核细胞的核纤层及其相关结构的研究

核纤层由A和B两种核纤层蛋白及核纤层蛋白结合蛋白组成。越来越多的证据显示：A、B两种核纤层蛋白与内核膜蛋白在细胞完成各项生理功能过程中发挥着重要的作用,如：细胞核的装配、遗传物质的复制、转录以及维持细胞结构和功能的完整性等。本综述了近几年的最新研究成果,其中包括：对新发现的大量的内核膜蛋白的鉴定,核纤层蛋白和内核膜蛋白在细胞核的装配和间期细胞中的独特作用,同时从细胞生物学角度探讨了核纤层蛋白的突变与疾病的关系,为真核细胞核纤层及其相关结构的进一步研究提供了重要线索。     

核纤层蛋白与核纤层病的研究进展

核纤层蛋白(lamin)是中间纤维蛋白家族的重要成员,其多聚体组成的网格状结构紧贴于核膜内侧,在维持细胞核的正常及有丝分裂过程中发挥着重要的作用。近年来,大量研究表明编码核纤层蛋白的基因尤其是lamin A编码基因(LMNA)突变会引起一系列的疾病,即核纤层病(lami-nopathy)。该文就核纤层蛋白和核纤层病的关系进行综述,有助于读者了解核纤层蛋白的重要性,也为核纤层病的治疗提供线索。     

核纤层蛋白B1的功能及其在神经系统疾病和肿瘤中的研究新进展

核纤层蛋白B1 (Lamin B1)是核纤层蛋白家族重要成员之一,其主要功能在于维持细胞核骨架完整性,并通过影响染色体分布、基因表达及DNA损伤修复等参与细胞的增殖和衰老。其表达异常与多种疾病有关,如神经系统疾病(神经管畸形,ADLD)及肿瘤(胰腺癌)等,是潜在的药物靶点和肿瘤标志物。对Lamin B1功能的深入研究,将有助于对相关神经系统疾病和肿瘤发生发展的分子机制的了解并为治疗靶点研究提供新方向。     

体外细胞核组装中核纤层与核膜的关系

采用非洲爪蟾卵提取物非细胞体系,以外源Lambda DNA诱导细胞核的体外组装,以此实验模式为基础,研究了细胞核体外组装过程中核纤层的组装,结果表明核纤层蛋白参与细胞核的体外组装过程,核内骨架的组装与核纤层的组装在时间上是有序的,核内骨架的组装可能为核纤层的装配提供了先决条件.在非洲爪蟾卵提取物非细胞体系中加入抗核纤层蛋白抗体,抑制核纤层的正常装配过程,核膜组装发生异常.结果提示核纤层的组装与核膜的组装是密切相关的.     

植物核纤层的精细结构及其体外装配

以银杏精子细胞为材料 ,用高分辨率的低压扫描电镜对精子细胞核纤层的精细结构进行了观察 .结果显示其核纤层是由 1 0nm纤维构成的精细网络 .用胡萝卜悬浮培养细胞分离纯化得到的核纤层蛋白进行体外装配分析 .观察到装配好的植物核纤层蛋白纤维较长 ,单丝直径为 8～ 1 2nm .有些纤维清晰可辨是由亚纤维构成 .免疫印迹反应证明装配好的纤维含有 6 6和 84ku的核纤层蛋白多肽 .说明植物细胞核纤层蛋白可在体外自组装     

A型核纤层蛋白的研究进展

A型核纤层蛋白由LMNA基因编码,为核纤层的主要成分,呈动态网状结构,位于核膜下层,起重要的机械支持作用,直接或间接与染色质相互作用,在维持染色质结构、转录、DNA复制和细胞凋亡等方面发挥重要作用.LMNA基因及其编码蛋白lamin A/C异常能引起一组人类遗传病,称为核纤层蛋白病.为深入了解A型核纤层蛋白的正常生理功能及其在相关核纤层蛋白病中的作用,本文就A型核纤层蛋白的结构分类、修饰组装、动力学、相互作用蛋白及相关核纤层蛋白病等方面进行综述.     

植物细胞核纤层的研究

应用细胞成分选择性抽提方法,结合非树脂包埋去包埋电镜技术显示悬浮培养的胡萝卜细胞和银杏雄性生殖细胞均具有核纤层结构,免疫印迹反应证明这两种细胞的核纤层由A型和B型核纤层蛋白组成;至少分别含有66ku,84ku和66ku,86ku多肽,免疫胶体金标记将这些蛋白定位在核周缘,光镜和电镜原位分子杂交显示植物细胞具有与动物细胞核纤层蛋白cDNA同源的序列存在;其mRNA分选的部位主要分布在靠近核膜周围的胞质部分,实验结果证明植物细胞确实存在核纤层.     

小眼虫的核骨架研究

小眼虫细胞经轻度超声处理、选择性抽提后,利用DGD包埋-去包埋剂电镜技术及Westernblot分析技术对其核骨架、核纤层进行了研究.结果显示;细胞核内存在一个不被DNase所降解和热三氯醋酸所去除的纤维蛋白性网架结构;核的周围有一层明显的核纤层结构;Westernblot分析表明其核纤层有两种阳性蛋白成分,一为相当于高等真核细胞核纤层蛋白laminB的强阳性成分,另一为相当于laminA的弱阳性成分,但无相当于laminC的成分.本文认为小眼虫这种低等的单细胞真核生物已具有了核骨架、核纤层结构,其核纤层的蛋白组成应该代表了核纤层进化历程中早期的一个阶段.       

Dysfunction of lamin A triggers a DNA damage response and cellular senescence

In higher eukaryotes, the nuclear lamins play an important role in maintaining the integrity of the nuclear envelope and the nucleus itself. Two recent papers show that a mutation that affects the processing of one of the nuclear lamins, lamin A, results in increased sensitivity to DNA damaging agents, an elevated DNA damage response, and a senescent phenotype. These studies underscore the role of the nuclear envelope in maintaining genomic stability and the interplay between nuclear architecture and the DNA damage response.     

Review: the dynamics of the nuclear lamins during the cell cycle-- relationship between structure and function

The nuclear lamins are members of the intermediate filament (IF) family of proteins. The lamins have an essential role in maintaining nuclear integrity, as do the other IF family members in the cytoplasm. Also like cytoplasmic IFs, the organization of lamins is dynamic. The lamins are found not only at the nuclear periphery but also in the interior of the nucleus, as distinct nucleoplasmic foci and possibly as a network throughout the nucleus. Nuclear processes such as DNA replication may be organized around these structures. In this review, we discuss changes in the structure and organization of the nuclear lamins during the cell cycle and during cell differentiation. These changes are correlated with changes in nuclear structure and function. For example, the interactions of lamins with chromatin and nuclear envelope components occur very early during nuclear assembly following mitosis. During S-phase, the lamins colocalize with markers of DNA replication, and proper lamin organization must be maintained for replication to proceed. When cells differentiate, the expression pattern of lamin isotypes changes. In addition, changes in lamin organization and expression patterns accompany the nuclear alterations observed in transformed cells. These lamin structures may modulate nuclear function in each of these processes.     

Regulation of Nucleotide Excision Repair by Nuclear Lamin B1

The nuclear lamins play important roles in the structural organization and function of the metazoan cell nucleus. Recent studies on B-type lamins identified a requirement for lamin B1 (LB1) in the regulation of cell proliferation in normal diploid cells. In order to further investigate the function of LB1 in proliferation, we disrupted its normal expression in U-2 OS human osteosarcoma and other tumor cell lines. Silencing LB1 expression induced G1 cell cycle arrest without significant apoptosis. The arrested cells are unable to mount a timely and effective response to DNA damage induced by UV irradiation. Several proteins involved in the detection and repair of UV damage by the nucleotide excision repair (NER) pathway are down-regulated in LB1 silenced cells including DDB1, CSB and PCNA. We propose that LB1 regulates the DNA damage response to UV irradiation by modulating the expression of specific genes and activating persistent DNA damage signaling. Our findings are relevant to understanding the relationship between the loss of LB1 expression, DNA damage signaling, and replicative senescence.     

Review: The Dynamics of the Nuclear Lamins during the Cell Cycle— Relationship between Structure and Function

The nuclear lamins are members of the intermediate filament (IF) family of proteins. The lamins have an essential role in maintaining nuclear integrity, as do the other IF family members in the cytoplasm. Also like cytoplasmic IFs, the organization of lamins is dynamic. The lamins are found not only at the nuclear periphery but also in the interior of the nucleus, as distinct nucleoplasmic foci and possibly as a network throughout the nucleus. Nuclear processes such as DNA replication may be organized around these structures. In this review, we discuss changes in the structure and organization of the nuclear lamins during the cell cycle and during cell differentiation. These changes are correlated with changes in nuclear structure and function. For example, the interactions of lamins with chromatin and nuclear envelope components occur very early during nuclear assembly following mitosis. During S-phase, the lamins colocalize with markers of DNA replication, and proper lamin organization must be maintained for replication to proceed. When cells differentiate, the expression pattern of lamin isotypes changes. In addition, changes in lamin organization and expression patterns accompany the nuclear alterations observed in transformed cells. These lamin structures may modulate nuclear function in each of these processes.     

Lamins and lamin-associated proteins in aging and disease

Lamins, together with the lamin-associated proteins of the inner nuclear membrane, are structural proteins in the nucleus that mediate mechanical stress resistance. Novel findings show that lamin complexes also have scaffolding functions in the formation and regulation of higher order chromatin and in epigenetic regulatory pathways. Furthermore, lamins serve as scavenging complexes and regulators of signaling molecules in diverse pathways. Lamin complexes in the nuclear interior contribute to retinoblastoma-mediated cell cycle regulation. Because of their multiple and diverse roles, lamins are linked to an increasing number of human diseases. The molecular mechanisms of these diseases, which are just beginning to emerge, may involve cell cycle and differentiation defects in adult stem cells and genomic instability.