Nucleus structure crucial to understanding diseases discovered
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from Singapore and Germany have identified that the proteins lamin A and lamin B receptor are essential for holding silent genes in their correct position at the edge of the nucleus, in the form of heterochromatin . A deviation from their normal position will cause the genes to malfunction, leading to heart failure, vascular disease and muscle wasting.