nuclear envelope
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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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They observed that progerin, which first appears near the nuclear envelope, can move into the cell's cytoplasm through a process called nuclear envelope budding.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2025
Normal cells use the nuclear envelope tubules to repair DNA, but cancer cells appear to need them more.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
Thousands of tiny nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope provide a passageway.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2024
In the case of the nuclear envelope, these gaps close over time or are filled in with specific pore proteins.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
"It looks like only chromosomal DNA is deemed 'good enough' to be encased within a fully formed nuclear envelope, and extra-chromosomal DNA is not," Kroschewski says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
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