Molecule Model (IMAGE)

Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz

Molecule Model

Caption

Model of a large molecule (blue, PDB ID:2MS2), bound to multiple transporter proteins (orange dots) that interact with the nuclear pore complex barrier (gray, EMD-8087), a process essential for import into the cell nucleus

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Ill./©: Giulia Paci (CC BY 4.0)

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This image may only be used in connection with the press release "Large molecules need more help to travel through a nuclear pore into the cell nucleus", issued by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz on August 24, 2020.

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