title: Structural and functional organization of the nuclear envelope.
abstract: The double-membrane nuclear envelope is punctuated by pores where the two membranes are joined. These pores are stabilized by the elaborate nuclear pore complex, which is anchored to the inner membrane by the nuclear lamina, as well as to other nuclear and cytoskeletal structures. Recent experiments have identified proteins involved in the stability of this organization as well as in the function of the nuclear pore complex, which we relate here to newer aspects of nuclear envelope structure.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Campaign Department of Structural Cell Biology, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D005260:Female; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014981:Xenopus
chemical_list: D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins