title: A lamin B receptor in the nuclear envelope.
abstract: Using a solution binding assay, we show that purified 125I-labeled lamin B binds in a saturable and specific fashion to lamin-depleted avian erythrocyte nuclear membranes with a Kd of approximately 0.2 microM. This binding is significantly greater than the binding of 125I-labeled lamin A and is competitively inhibited by unlabeled ligand. We demonstrate that a 58-kDa integral membrane protein (p58) is a lamin B receptor by virtue of its abundance in the nuclear envelope and association with 125I-labeled lamin B in ligand blotting assays. Specific antibodies raised against p58 recognize one protein in isolated nuclei and partially block 125I-labeled lamin B binding to lamin-depleted nuclear membranes. Cell fractionation and indirect immunofluorescence microscopy show that p58 is located in the periphery of the nucleus. This protein may serve as a membrane attachment site for the nuclear lamina by acting as a specific receptor for lamin B.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cell Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Worman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blobel
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Georgatos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007700:Kinetics; D034904:Lamin Type A; D034921:Lamin Type B; D034882:Lamins; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000378:metabolism*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D014422:Turkeys; D000097682:Lamin B Receptor
chemical_list: D034904:Lamin Type A; D034921:Lamin Type B; D034882:Lamins; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D000097682:Lamin B Receptor