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Diffusional protein transport within the nucleus: a message in the medium

Nature Cell Biology volume 2, pages E73–E74 (2000)Cite this article

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The movement of proteins within the nucleus can occur by diffusion, with surprisingly extensive and rapid turnover occurring in high-affinity intranuclear compartments. The transport of the proteins so far investigated does not seem to be impeded by structural elements within the interchromatin space.

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Figure 1: Diffusional movement of protein molecules in the interchromosome space.

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