Nuclear pores dilate and constrict in cellulo

  • Christian E. Zimmerli
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Matteo Allegretti
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Vasileios Rantos
    Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), 22607 Hamburg, Germany.
  • Sara K. Goetz
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Agnieszka Obarska-Kosinska
    Department of Molecular Sociology, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Ievgeniia Zagoriy
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Aliaksandr Halavatyi
    Advanced Light Microscopy Facility, EMBL, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Gerhard Hummer
    Department of Theoretical Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
  • Julia Mahamid
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Jan Kosinski
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Martin Beck
    Structural and Computational Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany.

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公開日
2021-12-10
DOI
  • 10.1126/science.abd9776
公開者
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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<jats:title>Mechanosensitive nuclear pores</jats:title> <jats:p> The nucleus of eukaryotic cells is enclosed by the nuclear envelope, a double membrane punctuated with nuclear pore complexes (NPCs). These giant channels in the nuclear envelope mediate nucleocytoplasmic exchange. Zimmerli <jats:italic>et al</jats:italic> . show that the mechanical status of the nuclear membranes controls their nuclear pore diameter. Pulling forces imposed through nuclear membranes lead to stretching of NPCs and dilation of their diameter, whereas relief of such forces causes NPC constriction. Thus, the control of nuclear size and shape is functionally linked with NPC conformation and nucleocytoplasmic transport activity. —SMH </jats:p>

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    Science 374 (6573), eabd9776-, 2021-12-10

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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