nuclear envelope
Americannoun
plural
nuclear envelopes-
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
Other Word Forms
- nuclear-envelope adjective
Example Sentences
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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
During cell division -- mitosis -- the membrane that protects the cell's nucleus, the nuclear envelope, breaks down and cGAS quickly relocates into the nucleus.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 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
"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
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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