Structure and function of the nuclear pore complex

S Petrovic, GW Mobbs, CJ Bley… - Cold Spring …, 2022 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The nucleus, a genome-containing organelle eponymous of eukaryotes, is enclosed by a
double membrane continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum. The nuclear pore complex …

The nuclear pore complex: birth, life, and death of a cellular behemoth

E Dultz, M Wojtynek, O Medalia, E Onischenko - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are the only transport channels that cross the nuclear
envelope. Constructed from~ 500–1000 nucleoporin proteins each, they are among the …

The cellular environment shapes the nuclear pore complex architecture

AP Schuller, M Wojtynek, D Mankus, M Tatli… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) create large conduits for cargo transport between the
nucleus and cytoplasm across the nuclear envelope (NE),–. These multi-megadalton …

Architecture of the cytoplasmic face of the nuclear pore

CJ Bley, S Nie, GW Mobbs, S Petrovic, AT Gres, X Liu… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Cytoplasmic face of the human NPC. Near-atomic composite structure of
the NPC generated by docking high-resolution crystal structures into a cryo‑ET …

Architecture of the linker-scaffold in the nuclear pore

S Petrovic, D Samanta, T Perriches, CJ Bley… - Science, 2022 - science.org
INTRODUCTION In eukaryotic cells, the selective bidirectional transport of macromolecules
between the nucleus and cytoplasm occurs through the nuclear pore complex (NPC) …

Single-shot 20-fold expansion microscopy

S Wang, TW Shin, HB Yoder, RB McMillan, H Su… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Expansion microscopy (ExM) is in increasingly widespread use throughout biology because
its isotropic physical magnification enables nanoimaging on conventional microscopes. To …

Mechanisms of nuclear pore complex disassembly by the mitotic Polo-like kinase 1 (PLK-1) in C. elegans embryos

S Nkombo Nkoula, G Velez-Aguilera… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The nuclear envelope, which protects and organizes the genome, is dismantled during
mitosis. In the Caenorhabditis elegans zygote, nuclear envelope breakdown (NEBD) of the …

Emerging connections between nuclear pore complex homeostasis and ALS

S Chandra, CP Lusk - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Developing effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis (ALS) requires understanding of the underlying pathomechanisms that contribute …

The magnified view: from ancient trinkets to single nuclear pore complexes

B Fichtman, A Harel - FEBS letters, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A journey from the earliest known use of lenses and magnifying glasses in ancient times,
through the development of microscopes and towards modern electron microscopy …

“Off-pore” nucleoporins relocalize heterochromatic breaks through phase separation

C Merigliano, T Ryu, CD See, CP Caridi, X Li… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Phase separation forms membraneless compartments in the nuclei, including by
establishing heterochromatin “domains” and repair foci. Pericentromeric heterochromatin …