Nuclear lamin A/C harnesses the perinuclear apical actin cables to protect nuclear morphology

Jeong-Ki Kim, Arghavan Louhghalam, Geonhui Lee, Benjamin W. Schafer, Denis Wirtz and Dong-Hwee Kim ()
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Jeong-Ki Kim: Korea University
Arghavan Louhghalam: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Geonhui Lee: Korea University
Benjamin W. Schafer: The Johns Hopkins University
Denis Wirtz: The Johns Hopkins University
Dong-Hwee Kim: Korea University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Abstract The distinct spatial architecture of the apical actin cables (or actin cap) facilitates rapid biophysical signaling between extracellular mechanical stimuli and intracellular responses, including nuclear shaping, cytoskeletal remodeling, and the mechanotransduction of external forces into biochemical signals. These functions are abrogated in lamin A/C-deficient mouse embryonic fibroblasts that recapitulate the defective nuclear organization of laminopathies, featuring disruption of the actin cap. However, how nuclear lamin A/C mediates the ability of the actin cap to regulate nuclear morphology remains unclear. Here, we show that lamin A/C expressing cells can form an actin cap to resist nuclear deformation in response to physiological mechanical stresses. This study reveals how the nuclear lamin A/C-mediated formation of the perinuclear apical actin cables protects the nuclear structural integrity from extracellular physical disturbances. Our findings highlight the role of the physical interactions between the cytoskeletal network and the nucleus in cellular mechanical homeostasis.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02217-5

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