Specialized Positioning of Myonuclei Near Cell-Cell Junctions

An RNAi based screen in Drosophila larvae identifies fascin as a regulator of myoblast fusion and myotendinous junction structure

(2018) Jaclyn M. Camuglia et al.   Skeletal Muscle

Overexpression of the double homeodomain protein DUX4c interferes with myofibrillogenesis and induces clustering of myonuclei

(2018) Céline Vanderplanck et al.   Skeletal Muscle

Altered nuclear dynamics in MDX myofibers

(2017) Shama R. Iyer et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy–linked genes and centronuclear myopathy–linked genes regulate myonuclear movement by distinct mechanisms

(2017) Mary Ann Collins et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL

Acting on identity: Myoblast fusion and the formation of the syncytial muscle fiber

(2017) Su Deng et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Nuclear positioning in skeletal muscle

(2017) William Roman et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mechanisms of myoblast fusion during muscle development

(2015) Ji Hoon Kim et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Amphiphysin 2 Orchestrates Nucleus Positioning and Shape by Linking the Nuclear Envelope to the Actin and Microtubule Cytoskeleton

(2015) Manuela D’Alessandro et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Review: An overview of molecular events occurring in human trophoblast fusion

(2015) P. Gerbaud et al.   PLACENTA

Tension and Force-Resistant Attachment Are Essential for Myofibrillogenesis in Drosophila Flight Muscle

(2014) Manuela Weitkunat et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

KASHing up with the nucleus: novel functional roles of KASH proteins at the cytoplasmic surface of the nucleus

(2014) GW Gant Luxton et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Nesprins anchor kinesin-1 motors to the nucleus to drive nuclear distribution in muscle cells

(2014) M. H. Wilson et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Isolated nuclei adapt to force and reveal a mechanotransduction pathway in the nucleus

(2014) Christophe Guilluy et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Syd/JIP3 and JNK Signaling Are Required for Myonuclear Positioning and Muscle Function

(2014) Victoria K. Schulman et al.   PLoS Genetics

Translocating myonuclei have distinct leading and lagging edges that require Kinesin and Dynein

(2013) E. S. Folker et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Myopathic lamin mutations impair nuclear stability in cells and tissue and disrupt nucleo-cytoskeletal coupling

(2013) Monika Zwerger et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Nuclear positioning in muscle development and disease

(2013) Eric S. Folker et al.   Frontiers in Physiology

Muscle length and myonuclear position are independently regulated by distinct Dynein pathways

(2012) E. S. Folker et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Nuclear movement during myotube formation is microtubule and dynein dependent and is regulated by Cdc42, Par6 and Par3

(2012) Bruno Cadot et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Organelle positioning in muscles requires cooperation between two KASH proteins and microtubules

(2012) Hadas Elhanany-Tamir et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Opposing microtubule motors drive robust nuclear dynamics in developing muscle cells

(2012) Meredith H. Wilson et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

MAP and kinesin-dependent nuclear positioning is required for skeletal muscle function

(2012) Thomas Metzger et al.   NATURE

The role of Drosophila Lamin C in muscle function and gene expression

(2010) G. Dialynas et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Lamin A variants that cause striated muscle disease are defective in anchoring transmembrane actin-associated nuclear lines for nuclear movement

(2010) E. S. Folker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Linear Arrays of Nuclear Envelope Proteins Harness Retrograde Actin Flow for Nuclear Movement

(2010) G. W. G. Luxton et al.   SCIENCE

Mutations of the FHL1 Gene Cause Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy

(2009) Lucie Gueneau et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS

UNC-83 coordinates kinesin-1 and dynein activities at the nuclear envelope during nuclear migration

(2009) Heidi N. Fridolfsson et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Nesprin 1 is critical for nuclear positioning and anchorage

(2009) Jianlin Zhang et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Disruption of nesprin-1 produces an Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy-like phenotype in mice

(2008) M. J. Puckelwartz et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS