Inverted nuclear architecture and its development during differentiation of mouse rod photoreceptor cells: A new model to study nuclear architecture |
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Authors: | I. Solovei B. Joffe |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department of Biology 2, Anthropology and Human Genetics,Lüdwig-Maximilian University of Munich,Martinsried,Germany |
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Abstract: | Interphase nuclei have a conserved architecture: heterochromatin occupies the nuclear periphery, whereas euchromatin resides in the nuclear interior. It has recently been found that rod photoreceptor cells of nocturnal mammals have an inverted architecture, which transforms these nuclei in microlenses and supposedly facilitates a reduction in photon loss in the retina. This unique deviation from the nearly universal pattern throws a new light on the nuclear organization. In the article we discuss the implications of the studies of the inverted nuclei for understanding the role of the spatial organization of the nucleus in nuclear functions. |
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