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Caption: The normal cells on the top panel show that the hetero chromatin, represented by the white dots, is localized to the edges of the nuclei. However, in the absence of the Lbr receptor in the bottom panel, the chromatin has collapsed in the nuclear center.
Credit: Institute of Medical Biology, A*STAR
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