Emerin is a serine-rich nuclear membrane protein and a member of the nuclear lamina-associated protein family. It mediates membrane anchorage to the cytoskeleton. Dreifuss-Emery muscular dystrophy is an X-linked inherited degenerative myopathy resulting from mutation in the emerin gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],EDMD, LEMD5, STA,Cell Biology & Developmental Biology,Cytoskeleton,Cytoskeleton_Intermediate Filaments,Signal Transduction,EMD