Author Archives: Sola Idowu

The Importance of Melanin in Protecting the Skin

Melanin is a class of pigments produced by melanocytes which are cells predominantly found in [...]

Involvement of the nuclear structural proteins in aging-related responses of human skin to the environmental stress

Human skin is a stratified organ frequently exposed to sun-generated ultraviolet radiation (UVR), which is [...]

Lamin A/C-dependent interaction with 53BP1 promotes cellular responses to DNA damage

Lamins A/C have been implicated in DNA damage response pathways. [...]

The inner nuclear membrane protein Emerin regulates b-catenin activity by restricting its accumulation in the nucleus

Emerin is a type II inner nuclear membrane (INM) protein of unknown function. [...]

Nucleoplasmic LAP2α–lamin A complexes are required to maintain a proliferative state in human fibroblasts

In human diploid fi broblasts (HDFs), expression of lamina-associated polypeptide 2 α (LAP2α) upon entry and [...]

Lamin A/C a LAP2 Is Required for Nuclear Anchorage of Retinoblastoma Protein

The phosphorylation-dependent anchorage of retinoblastoma protein Rb in the nucleus is essential for its function. [...]