cellular
• dermal fibroblasts display abnormal nuclear envelope architecture and composition
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• in a wound healing assay, fibroblasts migrate slower than wild-type cells and exhibit delayed Golgi apparatus re-orientation
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integument
• keratinocytes exhibit abnormal nucleus morphology and size compared to wild-type keratinocytes
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• interfollicular epidermal thickness is 25 microns more than in wild-type mice
• however, the mitotic index of epidermal cells is normal
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