Model of the human nuclear pore complex (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Biology

Model of the human nuclear pore complex

Caption

A model of the human nuclear pore complex (NPC), depicting the major proteins that make up the pore’s three rings. From top to bottom: the Cytoplasmic Ring is blue and yellow; the Inner Ring is orange and pink; and the Nucleoplasmic Ring is light blue and gold.

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Anthony Schuller

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