SUN-domain and KASH-domain proteins during development, meiosis and disease

A Fridkin, A Penkner, V Jantsch… - Cellular and molecular life …, 2009 - Springer
SUN-domain proteins interact directly with KASH-domain proteins to form protein complexes
that connect the nucleus to every major cytoskeleton network. SUN-KASH protein …

[HTML][HTML] Conserved SUN-KASH interfaces mediate LINC complex-dependent nuclear movement and positioning

NE Cain, Z Jahed, A Schoenhofen, VA Valdez, B Elkin… - Current Biology, 2018 - cell.com
Many nuclear positioning events involve linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINC)
complexes, which transmit forces generated by the cytoskeleton across the nuclear …

Building and breaking mechanical bridges between the nucleus and cytoskeleton: Regulation of LINC complex assembly and disassembly

RM McGillivary, DA Starr, GWG Luxton - Current opinion in cell biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The nucleus is physically coupled to the cytoskeleton through LINC complexes,
macromolecular bridges composed of SUN and KASH proteins that span the nuclear …

UNC-83 IS a KASH protein required for nuclear migration and is recruited to the outer nuclear membrane by a physical interaction with the SUN protein UNC-84

MD McGee, R Rillo, AS Anderson… - Molecular biology of the …, 2006 - Am Soc Cell Biol
UNC-84 is required to localize UNC-83 to the nuclear envelope where it functions during
nuclear migration. A KASH domain in UNC-83 was identified. KASH domains are conserved …

Molecular models of LINC complex assembly at the nuclear envelope

Z Jahed, N Domkam, J Ornowski… - Journal of Cell …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Large protein complexes assemble at the nuclear envelope to transmit mechanical signals
between the cytoskeleton and nucleoskeleton. These protein complexes are known as the …

[HTML][HTML] KASH and SUN proteins

DA Starr - Current Biology, 2011 - cell.com
What are KASH proteins? KASH proteins (Klarsicht, ANC-1, Syne homology) are C-tail-
anchored membrane proteins, which are targeted specifically to the outer membrane of the …

LINCing complex functions at the nuclear envelope: what the molecular architecture of the LINC complex can reveal about its function

A Rothballer, TU Schwartz, U Kutay - Nucleus, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINC) complexes span the double membrane of
the nuclear envelope (NE) and physically connect nuclear structures to cytoskeletal …

Accessorizing and anchoring the LINC complex for multifunctionality

W Chang, HJ Worman, GG Gundersen - Journal of Cell Biology, 2015 - rupress.org
The linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton (LINC) complex, composed of outer and inner
nuclear membrane Klarsicht, ANC-1, and Syne homology (KASH) and Sad1 and UNC-84 …

LINC complex proteins in development and disease

HF Horn - Current topics in developmental biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The LINC complex spans the nuclear envelope and plays critical roles in coordinating
nuclear and cytoplasmic activities and in organizing nuclear and cytoskeletal features. LINC …

KASH'n Karry: The KASH domain family of cargo‐specific cytoskeletal adaptor proteins

DA Starr, JA Fischer - Bioessays, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
A diverse family of proteins has been discovered with a small C‐terminal KASH domain in
common. KASH domain proteins are localized uniquely to the outer nuclear envelope …