... family The nuclear lamina is a complex ensemble of proteinsthat connects the inner nuclear membrane to chroma-tin, and thus creates a link from the cytoplasm to the genome. The nuclear lamina has ... proteins and chromatinassociating factors. The constituent proteins, the lamins, have recently gainedtremendous recognition, because mutations in the lamin A gene, LMNA, are the cause of a complex ... AM, Columbaro M, Scarano G, MattioliE, Sabatelli P, et al. (2005) Alterations of nuclear envel-ope and chromatin organization in mandibuloacral dys-plasia, a rare form of laminopathy. Physiol...