When the Mesh Breaks 1 of 2 (VIDEO)

American Society for Cell Biology

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Nucleoli (green), small liquid-like nuclear bodies, are kept small and afloat by a fine actin mesh. When the mesh breaks, the nucleoli quickly being to fall and coalesce into larger droplets at the bottom of the nucleus. The grid size is 50 microns.

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Marina Feric and Cliff Brangwynne, Princeton University

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