Deep Invaginations of Nuclear Envelope Coordinate Spatial Organization of Chromatin in Epithelium
Elina Mäntylä, Sanna Korpela, Anna Rekonen, Sini Hakkola, Jenni Karttunen, Anni Pörsti, Sanni Erämies, Fábio Tadeu Arrojo Martins, Roselia Davidsson, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Satu Hakanen, Peipei Wang, Joonas Uusi-Mäkelä, Alice‐Anaïs Varlet, Maija Vihinen‐Ranta, , Teemu O. Ihalainen
The paper identifies deep nuclear envelope invaginations (DINEs) in epithelial cells, showing they organize chromatin and gene activity in response to mechanical cues like crowding and tissue maturation.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology