Protein that protects nucleus also regulates stem cell differentiation
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
The fact that bone is rigid and mechanically distinct from soft fat or brain had been speculated to play some role in differentiation to new cells in those parts of the body, but mechanisms have been unclear. Now, scientists have shown that a protein found in the nuclei of all cells -- lamin-A -- plays a key role in the differentiation process.