nuclear envelope
Americannoun
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The double-layered membrane enclosing the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell. The nuclear envelope has pores that allow the passage of materials into and out of the nucleus.
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Also called nuclear membrane
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The team thinks that even weak pressure on the nuclear envelope spurs the creation of tubules in premature aging cells.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
"We knew that nuclear envelope proteins were important for DNA repair across most of these organisms, so we wondered how to explain the limited mobility of damaged DNA in mammalian cells," Mekhail says.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
Its nuclear envelope prevents unwanted proteins or harmful viruses from entering the nucleus and macromolecules from an uncontrolled escape.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
Thousands of tiny nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope provide a passageway.
From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2024
The nuclear envelope starts to break into small vesicles, and the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum fragment and disperse to the periphery of the cell.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
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