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Protein protects cells from stressful forces, and diseases such as muscular dystrophy, by forming ‘nanoclusters’

Protein protects cells from stressful forces, and diseases such as muscular dystrophy, by forming ‘nanoclusters’

News: Scientists at USC Dornife University of Letters, Arts and Sciences have found that emerin forms so-called “nanoclusters” in response to mechanical forces that cause intracellular damage. Emerin nanoclusters help stabilize the nuclear envelope, the membrane that surrounds the nucleus, and protect it from damage and rupture.The nucleus contains the …

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