Nucleoporins and Transcription (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Nucleoporins and Transcription

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Polytene chromosomes -- giant chromosomes found in the salivary glands of fruit flies -- revealed that nucleoporins pull double duty as transcription factors regulating the activity of genes active during early development. Image:

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Courtesy of Dr. Maya Capelson, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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