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. 2007:83:269-94.
doi: 10.1016/S0091-679X(07)83011-1.

Nuclear mechanics and methods

Jan Lammerding  1 , Kris Noel Dahl, Dennis E Discher, Roger D Kamm
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Nuclear mechanics and methods

Jan Lammerding et al. Methods Cell Biol. 2007.

Abstract

The role of the nucleus in protecting and sequestering the genome is intrinsically mechanical, and disease-causing structural mutants in lamins and other components underscore this function. Various methods to measure nuclear mechanics, isolated or in situ, are outlined here in some detail.

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