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LEM domain

The LEM domain is a conserved protein motif found in several inner nuclear membrane proteins that contribute to the structure and function of the nucleus.

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LEM domain
Identifiers
SymbolLEM
PfamPF03020
Pfam clanCL0306
InterProIPR003887
SMARTSM00540
PROSITEPS50954
CDDcd12934
Available protein structures:
PDB  IPR003887 PF03020 (ECOD; PDBsum)  
AlphaFold

The LEM domain is a conserved protein motif found in several inner nuclear membrane proteins that contribute to the structure and function of the nucleus.1234

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References

  1. Brachner A, Reipert S, Foisner R, Gotzmann J (December 2005). "LEM2 is a novel MAN1-related inner nuclear membrane protein associated with A-type lamins". Journal of Cell Science. 118 (Pt 24): 5797–5810. doi:10.1242/jcs.02701. PMID 16339967.
  2. Barton LJ, Soshnev AA, Geyer PK (June 2015). "Networking in the nucleus: a spotlight on LEM-domain proteins". Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 34: 1–8. doi:10.1016/j.ceb.2015.03.005. PMC 4522374. PMID 25863918.
  3. Herrada I, Bourgeois B, Samson C, Buendia B, Worman HJ, Zinn-Justin S (2016). "Purification and Structural Analysis of LEM-Domain Proteins". Intermediate Filament Associated Proteins. Methods in Enzymology. Vol. 569. pp. 43–61. doi:10.1016/bs.mie.2015.07.008. ISBN 978-0-12-803469-9. PMID 26778552.
  4. Cai M, Huang Y, Ghirlando R, Wilson KL, Craigie R, Clore GM (August 2001). "Solution structure of the constant region of nuclear envelope protein LAP2 reveals two LEM-domain structures: one binds BAF and the other binds DNA". The EMBO Journal. 20 (16): 4399–4407. doi:10.1093/emboj/20.16.4399. PMC 125263. PMID 11500367.