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. 2021 Oct 1;10(10):2624. doi: 10.3390/cells10102624

Table 1.

Protein alterations affecting nuclear morphology.

Protein Alteration Nuclear Changes References
Lamins and Associated Proteins
Lamin A mutation Lobulations [68,69,70,71]
Lamin A truncation Increased area, blebs, lobulations, aneuploidy [72,73,74]
Lamin B1 truncation Blebs [74,75,76]
Lamin B2 deletion Elongation [76]
Lamin B2 deletion Ruptures [77]
Lamin A, B1 or B2 depletion Decreased area [78]
Lamin A, B1 or B2 overexpression Increased area [78]
Emerin mutation Increased area [79]
Emerin deletion Increased area [73]
Emerin depletion Increased area, lobulations, blebs [79,80]
Emerin depletion Reduced area, invaginations [81]
Emerin overexpression Increased nuclear area [82]
LEM2 depletion Lobulations [66]
LAP1 mutation cytoplasmic channels, lobulations, invaginations [83,84]
LAP1 deletion Ruffled [85]
LAP1 overexpression Lobulations [86]
LAP1C overexpression Invaginations [87]
LAP2b depletion Increased area, hyperploidy [67]
ANKLE2 depletion Lobulations, increased area, hyperploidy [55,63,65]
ZMPSTE24 mutation Lobulations [88,89]
LINC Complex Proteins
Nesprin 1 mutation Lobulations [90]
Nesprin 1 or Nesprin 2 depletion Lobulations, increased area [91,92]
SUN1 mutation Enhance blebs in Lamin A mutant cells [93]
SUN1/SUN2 depletion Lobulations [94,95]
SUN2 overexpression Lobulations [96]
Torsin deletion Intraluminal blebs [97,98]
Torsin 1 overexpression Blebs, invaginations [99]
Chromatin Enzymes
BRG1 depletion Lobulations [100]
BRG1-ATPase deficient Increased area [101]
ARID1A Increased area [102]
RING1B depletion Increased area, hyperploidy [103]
MOF deletion Blebs, micronuclei [104]
NCAPH2 or NCAPD3 depletion Lobulations, increased area [105]
SMC2 depletion Lobulations [105]
Nucleosome Proteins
mH2A1 and mH2A2 deletion Lobulations, blebs, increased area [106,107]
HMGN5 overexpression Blebs [108]
Nuclear Pore-Related Proteins
ELYS depletion Decreased size [109]
KPNA7 depletion Lobulations [110]
NUP53 depletion Lobulations [111]
NUP98 depletion Lobulations [111,112]
NUP153 depletion Lobulations, invaginations [113]
Cytoskeletal-Associated Proteins
Cofilin and ADF depletion Lobulations [114]
DIAPH3 depletion Lobulations [80]
a-dystrobrevin depletion Lobulations, blebs, septa [115]
EPB41 depletion Blebs, lobulations [116]
LLGL1 or LLGL2 depletion Increased area [117]
PPP1R12A or PPP1CB depletion Lobulations, blebs [118]
Other
GATA6 decrease Larger size, lobulations, aneuploidy [119]
NOP53 depletion Lobulations [120]
Nucleophosmin depletion Lobulations [121]
SIRT2 depletion Increased area [65]
SPANX depletion Increased area, lobulations [122]
STIP1 depletion Reduced size, invaginations [81]
TMEM170A depletion Increased area, lobulations [123]
YBX1 depletion Lobulations [124]