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Nuclear deformation characterizes Werner syndrome cells

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Adelfalk,  Caroline
Dept. of Human Molecular Genetics (Head: Hans-Hilger Ropers), Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Scherthan,  Harry
Dept. of Human Molecular Genetics (Head: Hans-Hilger Ropers), Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Max Planck Society;

Schweiger,  Manfred
Max Planck Society;

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Adelfalk, C., Scherthan, H., Hirsch-Kauffmann, M., & Schweiger, M. (n.d.). Nuclear deformation characterizes Werner syndrome cells. Latvian Society for Cell Biology, 1032-1037. doi:10.1016/j.cellbi.2005.10.011.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0010-8CE6-7
Abstract
Mutations in the lamin A gene have been shown, among other defects, to give rise to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) and to atypical Werner syndrome (WS), both of which are progeroid disorders. Here, we have investigated well-characterized WS patient cell strains that are compound heterozygous for mutations in the WRN gene. As in HGPS and in atypical WS, we found nuclear deformations to be characteristic of all cell strains studied. In WS cells centrosome number, assembly of the nuclear lamina and nuclear pore distribution occurred normally. Furthermore, nuclear deformations were not associated with a defect in lamin A expression. We propose that nuclear deformation is a universal characteristic of progeroid cells and may result from slow cell cycle progression.