TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification and cloning of an mRNA coding for a germ cell-specific A-type lamin in mice
AU - Furukawa, Kazuhiro
AU - Inagaki, Hidehito
AU - Hotta, Yasuo
PY - 1994/6
Y1 - 1994/6
N2 - The nuclear lamins are karyoskeletal proteins which have important functions, such as maintaining nuclear envelope integrity and organizing high order nuclear structure during mitosis in higher eukaryotes. In somatic mammalian cells, the A-type and B-type lamins, composed of lamins A and C and lamins B1 and B2, are major components of the nuclear lamina. However, A-type lamins have as yet not been identified in germ cells and undifferentiated embryonic cells. Here we report the cloning of a new 52-kDa A-type lamin from mouse pachytene spermatocytes, termed lamin C2 because of its similarities with lamin C. It has a sequence identical to that of lamin C except that the N-terminal segment, containing the head and the α-helical coil 1A domains, is replaced with a short non-α-helical stretch of amino acids. In mice, lamin C2 was found to be specifically expressed in germ cells. This specific expression and unique structure suggests a role for lamin C2 in determining the organization of nuclear and chromosomal structures during spermatogenesis.
AB - The nuclear lamins are karyoskeletal proteins which have important functions, such as maintaining nuclear envelope integrity and organizing high order nuclear structure during mitosis in higher eukaryotes. In somatic mammalian cells, the A-type and B-type lamins, composed of lamins A and C and lamins B1 and B2, are major components of the nuclear lamina. However, A-type lamins have as yet not been identified in germ cells and undifferentiated embryonic cells. Here we report the cloning of a new 52-kDa A-type lamin from mouse pachytene spermatocytes, termed lamin C2 because of its similarities with lamin C. It has a sequence identical to that of lamin C except that the N-terminal segment, containing the head and the α-helical coil 1A domains, is replaced with a short non-α-helical stretch of amino acids. In mice, lamin C2 was found to be specifically expressed in germ cells. This specific expression and unique structure suggests a role for lamin C2 in determining the organization of nuclear and chromosomal structures during spermatogenesis.
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U2 - 10.1006/excr.1994.1164
DO - 10.1006/excr.1994.1164
M3 - Article
C2 - 8187835
AN - SCOPUS:0028342511
SN - 0014-4827
VL - 212
SP - 426
EP - 430
JO - Experimental Cell Research
JF - Experimental Cell Research
IS - 2
ER -