Nuclear protein

Diagram of nuclear uptake of proteins

A nuclear protein is a protein found in the cell nucleus.[1] Proteins are transported inside the nucleus with the help of the nuclear pore complex, which acts a barrier between cytoplasm and nuclear membrane. The import and export of proteins through the nuclear pore complex plays a fundamental role in gene regulation and other biological functions.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "MeSH Browser". meshb.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  2. ^ Freitas N, Cunha C (December 2009). "Mechanisms and signals for the nuclear import of proteins". Current Genomics. 10 (8): 550–7. doi:10.2174/138920209789503941. PMC 2817886. PMID 20514217.
  3. ^ Jühlen R, Fahrenkrog B (December 2018). "Moonlighting nuclear pore proteins: tissue-specific nucleoporin function in health and disease". Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 150 (6): 593–605. doi:10.1007/s00418-018-1748-8. PMID 30361777. S2CID 53030528.


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