Research
Proteins that form the nuclear pore barrier move like liquids
Nature ·
The Brief
- Measurements in living cells, combined with molecular-dynamics simulations, show that the flexible protein chains forming the nuclear pore barrier move like liquids.
- The study concerns how nuclear pores control molecular traffic into and out of the cell nucleus.
- Source coverage is limited to a short summary from Nature published 11 November 2026.
Why it matters
The finding refines understanding of how the nuclear pore barrier regulates which molecules pass into and out of the nucleus, a basic process in cell biology.
Who’s affected
- cell biologists studying nuclear transport
- structural and computational biophysicists
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Nature, Published online: 11 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03428-x Nuclear pores control molecular traffic into and out of the cell nucleus. Measurements in living cells, together with molecular-dynamics simulations, show that flexible protein chains that form the…
Timeline
Nature published the study online
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Proteins that form the nuclear pore barrier move like liquids