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Barrier-to-autointegration factor (BAF) protein is a DNA-binding protein that crosslinks chromatin to allow mitotic nuclear envelope (NE) assembly. The LAP2-emerin-MAN1 (LEM)-domain protein LEMD2 and ESCRT-II/III hybrid protein CHMP7 close NE holes surrounding spindle microtubules (MTs). BAF binds LEM-domain family proteins to repair NE ruptures in interphase, but whether BAF-LEM binding participates in NE hole closure around spindle MTs is not known. Here, we took advantage of the stereotypical event of NE formation in fertilized Caenorhabditis elegans oocytes to show that BAF-LEM binding and LEM-2-CHMP-7 have distinct roles in NE closure around spindle MTs. LEM-2 and EMR-1 (homologs of LEMD2 and emerin) function redundantly with BAF-1 (the C. elegans BAF protein) in NE closure. Compromising BAF-LEM binding revealed an additional role for EMR-1 in the maintenance of the NE permeability barrier. In the absence of BAF-LEM binding, LEM-2-CHMP-7 was required for NE assembly and embryo survival. The winged helix domain of LEM-2 recruits CHMP-7 to the NE in C. elegans and a LEM-2-independent nucleoplasmic pool of CHMP-7 also contributes to NE stability. Thus, NE hole closure surrounding spindle MTs requires redundant mechanisms that safeguard against failure in NE assembly to support embryogenesis.
Pubmed ID: 37795681
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