DIM damages nuclear membrane in fission yeast (IMAGE)

Hiroshima University

DIM damages nuclear membrane in fission yeast

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Scientists from Hiroshima University discovered new biological activity of the chemical compound, DIM, which is derived from the broccoli family. Clockwise from top left: Microscopic view of the nuclear membrane that is damaged by DIM; microscopic view of the DIM-damaged nuclear membrane overlayed with cell shape; microscopic view of the nuclear membrane without DIM and overlayed with cell shape; microscopic view of the normal nuclear membrane without DIM.

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Masaru Ueno, Hiroshima University

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