Nuclear pores call on different assembly mechanisms at different cell cycle stages
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 14:12
in Physics & Chemistry
Nuclear pores are the primary gatekeepers mediating communication between a cell's nucleus and its cytoplasm. Recently these large multiprotein transport channels have also been shown to play an essential role in developmental gene regulation. Despite the critical role in nuclear function, however, nuclear pore complexes remain somewhat shadowy figures, with many details about their formation shrouded in mystery.