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The molecular architecture of the plant nuclear pore complex
The detailed molecular structure of the plant's nuclear pore complex
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Abstract
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the largest multiprotein complex in the cell, composed of multiple copies of approximately 30 different proteins called nucleoporins.
- The NPC serves as a gateway for the transport of macromolecules and signals across the nuclear envelope.
- Current understanding of the NPC structure in vertebrates and yeast has advanced significantly, but knowledge in plants is limited.
- The review highlights the plant NPC proteome and addresses both structural and functional aspects of plant nucleoporins.
- Plant nucleoporins are essential for supporting fundamental cellular machinery.
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