LMNB1

Lamins are intermediate filament proteins that assemble into a filamentous meshwork, and which constitute the major components of the nuclear lamina, a fibrous layer on the nucleoplasmic side of the inner nuclear membrane. Lamins provide a framework for the nuclear envelope, bridging the nuclear envelope and chromatin, thereby playing an important role in nuclear assembly, chromatin organization, nuclear membrane and telomere dynamics. The structural integrity of the lamina is strictly controlled by the cell cycle, as seen by the disintegration and formation of the nuclear envelope in prophase and telophase, respectively. Plays a role in sperm morphological development during late stages of spermiogenesis, particularly the anchoring of the sperm head to the tail. Component of the LMNB1/SUN5/SEPT12 bridge that connects the sperm proximal centriole to the implantation fossa, the bridge functions to prevent detachment of the proximal centriole from the posterior nucleus during spermiogenesis..

Function from UniProtKB (P20700), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.