LBR and LAP2 mediate heterochromatin tethering to the nuclear periphery to preserve genome homeostasis
Renard TM Lewis, Virginia Sinigiani, Noura Maziak, Krisztián Koós, Cristiana Bersaglieri, Ivo Zemp, Caroline Ashiono, Constance Ciaudo, Péter Horváth, Juan M. Vaquerizas, Raffaella Santoro, Puneet Kumar Sharma, Ulrike Kutay
This study shows that LBR and LAP2 tether heterochromatin to the nuclear periphery, and their loss disrupts genome homeostasis by repositioning heterochromatin and altering gene expression.
Nature Cell Biology · Feb 24, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology