Department of Molecular Biosciences, Northwestern University, Hogan 2100, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
Curr Biol. 2011 Oct 11;21(19):R807-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.09.006.
Lamin mutations cause muscular dystrophies, but the mechanism is unclear. A new study shows that lamin mutant worms display muscle-specific defects linked to altered subnuclear localization of heterochromatin, leading to altered gene expression.
核纤层蛋白突变会导致肌肉疾病,但具体机制尚不清楚。一项新的研究表明,核纤层蛋白突变的线虫表现出与异染色质亚核定位改变相关的肌肉特异性缺陷,进而导致基因表达改变。