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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 complexes are also required for attaching centrosomes to the nuclear periphery and for alignment of homologous chromosomes, their pairing and recombination in meiosis. Other functions that require SUN-domain proteins include the regulation of apoptosis and maturation and survival of the germline. Laminopathic diseases affect the distribution of the SUN-KASH complexes, and mutations in KASH-domain proteins can cause Emery Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and recessive cerebellar ataxia. This review describes our current knowledge of the role of SUN-KASH domain protein complexes during development, meiosis and disease.
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Received 07 November 2008; received after revision 07 December 2008; accepted 09 December 2008
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Fridkin, A., Penkner, A., Jantsch, V. et al. SUN-domain and KASH-domain proteins during development, meiosis and disease. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 66, 1518–1533 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-008-8713-y
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