Speed without Structure (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Speed without Structure

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Because it lacks a predictable structure, an FG Nup (green), a component of the nuclear pore complex, can interact quickly with a transport factor (purple) bound to large cargo. This interaction makes selective and rapid transport into and out of the nucleus possible.

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Laboratory of Cellular and Structural Biology at The Rockefeller University

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