Footage of nuclear membrane in normal state compared to when stretched in confined environment (VIDEO)

Center for Genomic Regulation

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The nuclear membrane (blue) in normal state (left) compared to when it is stretched in a confined environment (right), where the membrane wrinkles disappear, triggering the mechano-sensing pathway. The cellular membrane is labeled in yellow. Scale bar 5μm.

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Valeria Venturini (CRG and ICFO), Stefan Wieser (ICFO) and Verena Ruprecht (CRG).

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