Building silent compartments at the nuclear periphery: a recurrent theme.

Abstract:

:In eukaryotes, the genetic material is stored in the nucleus, which is enclosed in a double lipid bilayer, the nuclear envelope (NE). It protects the genome from physical stress and separates it from the rest of the cell. On top of this physical function, growing evidence shows that the nuclear periphery contributes to the 3D organization of the genome. In turn, tridimensional organization of chromatin in the nuclear space influences genome expression. Here we review recent findings on the function of this physical barrier in gene repression and latest models on how silent subnuclear compartments at the NE are built in yeast as well as in the nematode C. elegans and mammalian cells; trying to draw parallels between the three systems.

journal_name

Curr Opin Genet Dev

authors

Meister P,Taddei A

doi

10.1016/j.gde.2012.12.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-04-01 00:00:00

pages

96-103

issue

2

eissn

0959-437X

issn

1879-0380

pii

S0959-437X(12)00145-1

journal_volume

23

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