At the onset of mitosis, the nuclear envelope is diassembled, and is reformed at the end of the process. A mechanistic explanation for the reformation of the nuclear envelope is provided, finding that the chaperone p97 (an AAA ATPase) binds to an ubiquitylated form of Aurora B, an inhibitor of nuclear envelope formation, on chromatin. This results in extraction of Aurora B from chromatin, allowing chromosome decondensation and nuclear envelope formation.
- Kristijan Ramadan
- Roland Bruderer
- Hemmo H. Meyer