The autosomal recessive mandibuloacral dysplasia (MADA; OMIM #248370) is caused by a mutation in LMNA encoding lamin A/C. Here we show that this mutation causes accumulation of the lamin A precursor protein, a marked alteration of the nuclear architecture and, hence, chromatin disorganization. Heterochromatin domains are altered or completely lost in MADA nuclei, consistent with the finding that heterochromatin-associated proteins HP1beta and histone H3 methylated at lysine 9 and their nuclear envelope partner protein lamin B receptor (LBR) are delocalised and solubilised. Both accumulation of lamin A precursor and chromatin defects become more severe in older patients. These results strongly suggest that altered chromatin remodelling is a key event in the cascade of epigenetic events causing MADA and could be related to the premature aging phenotype.
Titolo: | Alterations of nuclear envelope and chromatin organization in mandibuloacral dysplasia, a rare form of laminopathy. | |
Autore/i: | Filesi I; Gullotta F; Lattanzi G; D'Apice MR; Capanni C; Nardone AM; Columbaro M; Scarano G; Mattioli E; Sabatelli P; MARALDI, NADIR; Biocca S; Novelli G. | |
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Anno: | 2005 | |
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Abstract: | The autosomal recessive mandibuloacral dysplasia (MADA; OMIM #248370) is caused by a mutation in LMNA encoding lamin A/C. Here we show that this mutation causes accumulation of the lamin A precursor protein, a marked alteration of the nuclear architecture and, hence, chromatin disorganization. Heterochromatin domains are altered or completely lost in MADA nuclei, consistent with the finding that heterochromatin-associated proteins HP1beta and histone H3 methylated at lysine 9 and their nuclear envelope partner protein lamin B receptor (LBR) are delocalised and solubilised. Both accumulation of lamin A precursor and chromatin defects become more severe in older patients. These results strongly suggest that altered chromatin remodelling is a key event in the cascade of epigenetic events causing MADA and could be related to the premature aging phenotype. | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2006-12-22 11:56:06 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.01 Articolo in rivista |