• Biologie

  • Progression et métastases

The nuclear envelope environment and its cancer connections

Cet article passe en revue les travaux récents sur le rôle des modifications de l'environnement de l'enveloppe nucléaire dans le développement et la progression d'une tumeur

Because of the association between aberrant nuclear structure and tumour grade, nuclear morphology is an indispensible criterion in the current pathological assessment of cancer. Components of the nuclear envelope environment have central roles in many aspects of cell function that affect tumour development and progression. As the roles of the nuclear envelope components, including nuclear pore complexes and nuclear lamina, are being deciphered in molecular detail there are opportunities to harness this knowledge for cancer therapeutics and biomarker development. In this Review, we summarize the progress that has been made in our understanding of the nuclear envelope and the implications of changes in this environment for cancer biology.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrc3219 2012

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