This gene encodes one of the two B-type lamin proteins and is a component of the nuclear lamina. A duplication of this gene is associated with autosomal dominant adult-onset leukodystrophy (ADLD). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
Full Name
lamin B1
Function
Lamins are components of the nuclear lamina, a fibrous layer on the nucleoplasmic side of the inner nuclear membrane, which is thought to provide a framework for the nuclear envelope and may also interact with chromatin.
Biological Process
Nuclear envelope organizationManual Assertion Based On ExperimentIMP:UniProtKB
Cellular Location
Nucleus lamina
Involvement in disease
Leukodystrophy, demyelinating, autosomal dominant, adult-onset (ADLD): A slowly progressive and fatal demyelinating leukodystrophy, presenting in the fourth or fifth decade of life. Clinically characterized by early autonomic abnormalities, pyramidal and cerebellar dysfunction, and symmetric demyelination of the CNS. It differs from multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders in that neuropathology shows preservation of oligodendroglia in the presence of subtotal demyelination and lack of astrogliosis. Microcephaly 26, primary, autosomal dominant (MCPH26): A form of microcephaly, a disease defined as a head circumference more than 3 standard deviations below the age, sex and ethnically matched mean. Brain weight is markedly reduced and the cerebral cortex is disproportionately small. MCPH26 is an autosomal dominant, progressive form apparent at birth or in early infancy. It is associated with relative short stature, variable severity of intellectual disability, and neurological features as the core symptoms. Brain imaging shows a simplified gyral pattern of the cortex and abnormal corpus callosum in some patients.
PTM
B-type lamins undergo a series of modifications, such as farnesylation and phosphorylation. Increased phosphorylation of the lamins occurs before envelope disintegration and probably plays a role in regulating lamin associations.
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