Monday, July 26, 2010

Nuclear pores?

these are pores formed by protein that are located in the nuclear envelope of a cell. They fuction as a barrier between the cell cytoplasm and nuclear plasm ensuring passage only to limited molecules in and out of the nucleus such as mRNA , transcription factors etc ...Nuclear pores?
Olddirty pores?Nuclear pores?
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The nuclear membrane is discontinuous and is interrupted by several nuclear pores.These pore have a complex structure and allows selective molecules to pass through them.For eg mRNA passes out through these pores during protein synthesis.

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