SUN domain

Sad1_UNC
Identifiers
Symbol Sad1_UNC
Pfam PF07738
Pfam clan CL0202
InterPro IPR012919

SUN (Sad1p, UNC-84) domains are conserved C-terminal protein regions a few hundred amino acids long. SUN domains are usually found following a transmembrane domain and a less conserved region of amino acids. Most proteins containing SUN domains are thought to be involved in the positioning of the nucleus in the cell. It is thought that SUN domains interact directly with KASH domains in the space between the outer and inner nuclear membranes to bridge the nuclear envelope and transfer force from the nucleoskeleton to the cytoplasmic cytoskeleton which enables mechanosensory roles in cells.[1] SUN proteins are thought to localize to the inner nuclear membrane.[2] The S. pombe Sad1 protein localises at the spindle pole body. In mammals, the SUN domain is present in two proteins, Sun1 and Sun2. The SUN domain of Sun2 has been demonstrated to be in the periplasm.[3][4]

Examples of SUN Proteins

Caenorhabditis elegans

Drosophila melanogaster

Mammals

Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Maize

Arabidopsis

References

  1. ↑ Uzer et al.(2015) "Cell mechanosensitivity to extremely low magnitude signals is enabled by a LINCed nucleus" Stem Cells,doi: 10.1002/stem.2004 PMID 25787126
  2. ↑ Tzur YB, Wilson KL, Gruenbaum Y (Oct 2006). "SUN-domain proteins: 'Velcro' that links the nucleoskeleton to the cytoskeleton". Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 7 (10): 782–8. doi:10.1038/nrm2003. PMID 16926857.
  3. ↑ Hodzic DM, Yeater DB, Bengtsson L, Otto H, Stahl PD (June 2004). "Sun2 is a novel mammalian inner nuclear membrane protein". J. Biol. Chem. 279 (24): 25805–12. doi:10.1074/jbc.M313157200. PMID 15082709.
  4. ↑ Raff JW (September 1999). "The missing (L) UNC?". Curr. Biol. 9 (18): R708–10. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80446-1. PMID 10508607.

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