Safeguarding the cell nucleus
Damage to this biological security system is detrimental to cells, and has been associated with cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
02-Feb-2022 -
The nucleus is guarded by a highly secure door, the so-called nuclear pore, that controls the transport of substances from the cytoplasm to the cell nucleus and back. A research group at the University of Basel has now shown that different shuttle proteins occupy the nuclear pore to prevent ...
cell nucleus
cytoplasm
nuclear pores
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