Lamins ( fibrous proteins that provide the cell infrastructure ) are now well know to be implicated in aberrations of cellular ageing mechanisms thereof e.g Progeria. This occurs though a point mutation of the LMNA gene which creates a form of Lamin A that cannot be processed in the normal way and accumulates in cells.
Lamins fibrous structure appear to enable cells to be both elastic but robust and in aberrant aging processes the Lamins ability to maintain the cell integrity is impaired.
Lamins defects although the link with normalised ageing cell processes indicated but current reach is examine if mutagenic change in Lamins is caused by aging or vice versa.