Protein that protects the nucleus also regulates stem cell differentiation

August 30, 2013

Now, a study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that a protein found in the nuclei of all cells—lamin-A—plays a key role in the differentiation process. The study was led by professor Dennis Discher and postdoctoral researchers Joe Swift and Irena Ivanovska of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. It was published in the journal Science. (Medical Xpress)