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Nesprin isoform nomenclature

Derek T. Warren, Qiuping Zhang, Peter L. Weissberg and Catherine M. Shanahan

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Table 1. Nesprin isoform nomenclature
Name Nesprin isoform Proposed function
Caenorhabditis elegans
ANC-1 (Ref. 18) Single giant orthologuea Nuclear migration/positioning
Mitochondrial positioning
Drosophila melanogaster
MSP300 (Ref. 36) Single giant orthologuea Muscle development and function
Mammals
Syne-1A (Ref. 16) Nesprin-1a NMJ development
Syne-1B (Refs 16, 51) Partial nesprin-1b Golgi structure and function
Myne-1 (Ref. 15) Nesprin-1a Lamin binding (muscle-specific)
CPG2 (Refs 25, 97) N-terminal nesprin-1 isoforms Light response (brain-specific)
ENAPTIN (Ref. 23) Nesprin-1 giant Linking actin cytoskeleton to NE
Syne-2 (Ref. 16) Partial nesprin-2g Unknown
NUANCE (Ref. 17) Nesprin-2 giant Linking actin cytoskeleton to NE
a No other isoforms have been identified to date.
Abbreviations: NE, nuclear envelope; NMJ, neuromuscular junction.

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