RESEARCH ARTICLE
Protein Aggregation in the Cell Nucleus: Structure, Function and Topology
Anna von Mikecz*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2009Volume: 2
First Page: 193
Last Page: 199
Publisher Id: TOBIOJ-2-193
DOI: 10.2174/1874196700902010193
Article History:
Received Date: 10/04/2009Revision Received Date: 04/06/2009
Acceptance Date: 05/06/2009
Electronic publication date: 31/12/2009
Collection year: 2009
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Abstract
The nucleus represents a cellular control unit that regulates all events concerning the storage and processing of DNA and RNA. It is organized by highly crowded, dynamic assemblies of proteins and nucleic acids in molecular machines, ribonucleoprotein complexes, clusters of ongoing nuclear processes, nuclear bodies, and chromatin. This review discusses the occurrence of nuclear protein aggregation with special emphasis on the functional architecture of the nucleus, and quality control by the ubiquitin-proteasome system.