...Ru Jia; Yongping Chai; Chao Xie; Gai Liu; Zhiwen Zhu; Kaiyao Huang; Wei Li; Guangshuo Ou ABSTRACT Perturbation of spectrin-based membrane mechanics causes hereditary elliptocytosis and spinocerebellar ataxia, but the underlying cellular basis of pathogenesis remains unclear. Here, we introduced...

..., the nuclear envelope possesses unique mechanical properties, which enables it to resist cytoskeletal forces. Here, we review studies that are beginning to provide quantitative insights into nuclear membrane mechanics. We discuss how the mechanical properties of the fused nuclear membranes mediate...