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The Nobel Foundation Figure 3.2; Introduction to Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University
Cell nucleus:
The largest organelle in eukaryotic cells which contains the cell's
hereditary information and controls the cell's growth and
reproduction.
Mechanisms and functions of nuclear envelope remodeling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Nuclear pore
• Fusion of the two membrane
• Nuclear pore complex,NPC
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Nuclear pore complex
• Fishing cage model
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Fishing cage model
• Cytoplasmic filaments
• Cytoplasmic ring
• Inner pore ring
• Nuclear ring
• Nuclear basket
• Central plug
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Fishing cage model
• Cytoplasmic filaments
• Cytoplasmic ring
• Inner pore ring
• Nuclear ring
• Nuclear basket
• Central plug
The nuclear pore complex: understanding its function through structural insight. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Mechanisms and functions of nuclear envelope remodeling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Nuclear lamina
• The inner surface of the inner
membrane
• Fiber-like protein
• Lamin (A,B,C)
• Phosphorylation
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Nuclear lamina
• The inner surface of the inner
membrane
• Fiber-like protein
• Lamin (A,B,C)
• Phosphorylation
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Mechanisms and functions of nuclear envelope remodeling. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2017
Nuclear membrane function
• Separates the DNA from the
cytoplasm; protects the DNA
molecule from damage; Separates Protein Functions
Present in Reference
the replication of DNA from the complex in
translation of RNA. MC proteins
Endomemb
Bacteria [73]
rane system
• Prokaryotic origins PCNA
DNA
Archaea [76]
metabolism
• Participate in the synthesis of Small
biological macromolecules. Sm-like
nuclear
Archaea [77]
ribonucleop
• Channel for material exchange. roteins
CMG DNA
Archaea [78]
complex replication
Post-
trancription
snoRNA al Archaea [81]
modificatio
ns
Membrane
Dynamin manipulatio Bacteria [82]
n
Membrane/
ESCRT Archaea [83, 84]
cell division
Material exchange
• Small molecules
——pass freely through NPC
• Macromolecules
——special transport
• Proteins smaller than 50KDa
——passive transport
• Proteins larger than 50KDa
——active transport
Material exchange
Active transport
• Selective
• Diameter can be adjusted;
• Signal recognition and vector mediation
• Energy consumption
Active transportation
Karyophilic protein
• Nuclear localization signal, NLS
• Importin
Active transportation
Imporin,Exportin,
NLS、NES、
Ran
Nuclear membrane/envelope
Disease
Chromatin
Chromatin
Stained with basic dyes
Chromosome during division
• DNA
• Protein
• RNA
Acknowledgements
• Shanghai Pujiang Program Prof. Ji Zuo
• Starting grant of Fudan University
• NSFC Dr. Feng Guo
• The Lars Hierta Foundation
• Ogonfodon
Qi Tang
• Ruth och Rickard Julins foundation
Department of Cellular &
• KI foundation Genetic medicine
• Tore and Nilsson Foundation