Philip Gunkel @philipgunkel.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Fantastic paper from the Kutay Lab. A must-read... 010
Reposted by Philip GunkelNature Cell Biology @natcellbio.nature.com · 04/03/2026☕ @kutaylab.bsky.social & co identify #lamin B receptor (LBR) and lamina-associated polypeptide 2 (LAP2) as major factors that tether #heterochromatin to the envelope. Deletion of these proteins causes changes in 3D #genome organization, gene expression and cell fate determination. bit.ly/4aPkNBcbit.lyLBR and LAP2 mediate heterochromatin tethering to the nuclear periphery to preserve genome homeostasis - Nature Cell BiologyLewis et al. identify lamin B receptor (LBR) and lamina-associated polypeptide 2 (LAP2) as major factors that tether heterochromatin to the envelope. Deletion of these proteins causes changes in 3D ge... 1195
Reposted by Philip GunkelIzabela Sumara @sumaralab.bsky.social · 27/11/2025We are excited to share the revised version of our preprint elucidating the role of Annulate Lamellae in the assembly of Nuclear Pore Complexes #NPCs during early interphase. Big thanks to Junyan Lin and all collaborators for their fantastic work! 🙏🎉biorxiv.orgRanBP2-dependent annulate lamellae drive nuclear pore assembly and nuclear expansionNuclear pore complexes (NPCs) enable nucleocytoplasmic transport. While NPCs primarily localize to the nuclear envelope (NE), they also appear in cytoplasmic endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membranes calle... 0123
Reposted by Philip GunkelKutay lab @kutaylab.bsky.social · 10/11/2025We are very excited that our work on Torsins, dystonia and NE membrane fusion is out on bioRxiv: doi.org/10.1101/2025... Fantastic collaboration with Madhav Jagannathan and the labs of Gautam Dey and Stefano Vanni!doi.orgDystonia-associated Torsins sustain CLCC1 function to promote membrane fusion of the nuclear envelope for NPC biogenesisDYT1 early-onset dystonia is a severe, incurable disorder of the central nervous system caused by mutations in the gene encoding Torsin1A (Tor1A, DYT1). Torsins are ER-resident AAA+-ATPases implicated... 085
Reposted by Philip GunkelAlbert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Congratulations to Dirk Görlich and Steven L. McKnight, 2025 #LaskerAward winners! - “for discoveries that exposed the structures and functions of low-complexity domains within protein sequences” 🧪 @mpi-nat.bsky.social #Lasker2025 #LaskerLaureate #structuralbiology #phaseseparation 02513
Reposted by Philip GunkelbioRxivpreprint @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Governed by surface amino acid composition: HIV capsid passage through the NPC barrier www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/202… 011
Philip Gunkel @philipgunkel.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Registration is open for a great meeting in Potsdam, Germany (July 23-27) ... for everyone interested in the biology of the nuclear envelope and related topics (events.gwdg.de/event/1012/) 033
Reposted by Philip GunkelEMBL Events @events.embl.org · 23/01/2025📣 Join us for #EESNucleus 🧬 Explore the dynamic world of the nucleus at the new EMBO | EMBL Symposium. From nuclear mechanics to pathomechanisms, join the conversation shaping modern cell biology. 🗓️ 18 – 21 November 2025 📥 Submit your abstract by 26 August 👉 s.embl.org/ees25-07-bl 02012