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Nature 399, 208-210 (20 May 1999) | doi:10.1038/20322

Cell biology: Snail mail to the nucleus

Iain W. Mattaj1 & Elena Conti1

Many macromolecules constantly move between the nucleus and cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells. Nuclear proteins and cytoplasmic RNAs, for example, must be transported from where they are made to where they act.