Envoltura nuclear, laminopatías y envejecimiento acelerado

The phenotypic features of this syndrome are caused by alterations in the fibrillar components of the nuclear lamina (lamins A, B, and C), which maintain the structure of the nuclear envelope. A point mutation in the gene for lamin A (LMNA) induces deposit of a farnesylated lamin A (progerin), which causes the nuclear alterations observed in the affected cells. The use of several molecules that interfere with progerin synthesis has been proposed as a promising potential therapeutic approach to reverse the adverse effects of progerin synthesis.