title: Laminopathies: involvement of structural nuclear proteins in the pathogenesis of an increasing number of human diseases.
abstract: Just at the beginning of the millennium the neologism laminopathies has been introduced in the scientific vocabulary. An exponential increase of interest on the subject started concomitantly, so that a formerly quite neglected group of rare human diseases is now widely investigated. This review will cover the history of the identification of the molecular basis for fourteen (since now) hereditary diseases arising from defects in genes that encode nuclear envelope and nuclear lamina-associated proteins and will also consider the hypotheses that can account for the role of structural nuclear proteins in the pathogenesis of diseases affecting a wide spectrum of tissues.
authors.affiliation: ITOI-CNR, Unit of Bologna via di Barbiano 1/10 c/o IOR, 40136 Bologna, Italy. maraldi@area.bo.cnr.it
authors.forename: Nadir M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Maraldi
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Squarzoni
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sabatelli
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capanni
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mattioli
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ognibene
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lattanzi
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D005809:Genes, Regulator / Q000235:genetics; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D034882:Lamins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D002843:Chromatin; D034882:Lamins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins