Nuclear Assembly
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In Vitro Nuclear Assembly Using Fractionated Xenopus Egg Extracts
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2008
Nuclear membrane assembly is an essential step in the cell division cycle; this process can be replicated in the test tube by combining Xenopus sperm chromatin, cytosol, and light membrane fractions. Complete nuclei are formed, including nuclear membranes with pore complexes, and these reconstituted nuclei are capable of normal nuclear processes.
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Production of Synthetic Nuclear Melt Glass
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2016
A protocol for the production of synthetic nuclear melt glass, similar to trinitite, is presented.
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Atomic Scale Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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2017
Structures of supramolecular protein assemblies at atomic resolution are of high relevance because of their crucial roles in a variety of biological phenomena. Herein, we present a protocol to perform high-resolution structural studies on insoluble and non-crystalline macromolecular protein assemblies by magic-angle spinning solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MAS SSNMR).
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Nuclear Stability
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2020
Protons and neutrons, collectively called nucleons, are packed together tightly in a nucleus. With a radius of about 10−15 meters, a nucleus is quite small compared to the radius of the entire atom, which is about 10−10 meters. Nuclei are extremely dense compared to bulk matter, averaging 1.8 × 1014 grams per cubic centimeter. If the earth’s density were equal to the average nuclear density, the earth’s radius would be only about 200 meters. To hold positively charged protons together in the...
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Nuclear Fusion
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2020
The process of converting very light nuclei into heavier nuclei is also accompanied by the conversion of mass into large amounts of energy, a process called fusion. The principal source of energy in the sun is a net fusion reaction in which four hydrogen nuclei fuse and ultimately produce one helium nucleus and two positrons. A helium nucleus has a mass that is 0.7% less than that of four hydrogen nuclei; this lost mass is converted into energy during the fusion. This reaction produces about...
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During late mitosis, membrane re-formation occurs around the already segregated chromosomes. This enclosure re-establishes the boundary needed for the genome to function within a distinct nuclear compartment. The event is coordinated with recovery of nuclear pore complexes, the nuclear lamina, and chromatin state, so nuclear structure and genome access are restored together.
Nuclear pore complexes restore the transport capacity of the re-forming nucleus, while the nuclear lamina provides structural support. Their assembly is therefore complementary: pores help re-establish controlled exchange across the nuclear envelope, and the lamina helps stabilize that envelope. Together, they convert a newly enclosed chromosome region into a supported, functional nuclear compartment.
Chromatin decondensation changes the post-mitotic chromosome material into a state compatible with nuclear activity. Once this transition occurs alongside recruitment of nuclear proteins, the rebuilt compartment can again support DNA replication, transcription, and repair. Thus, enclosing chromosomes alone is insufficient; the genome must also regain an accessible organization and its associated functional components.
Functional recovery follows a coordinated sequence rather than membrane closure alone. Nuclear envelope membranes re-form around segregated chromosomes, nuclear pores and the lamina assemble, chromatin decondenses, and nuclear proteins are recruited. The resulting compartment is prepared to organize and protect the genome while supporting replication, transcription, and repair after cell division.
Nuclear Assembly restores the compartment in which the genome is organized, protected, and made available for essential DNA-related activities. Its significance therefore extends beyond physical recovery from division: successful rebuilding re-establishes conditions for replication, transcription, and repair. This makes the process relevant to how eukaryotic cells resume normal genome management after mitosis.
Defects in rebuilding the nucleus can disrupt more than membrane formation because the process also restores nuclear transport, structural support, chromatin organization, and recruitment of nuclear proteins. Disturbing these coordinated features may impair the environment required for genome replication, transcription, or repair. For this reason, abnormal nuclear organization is associated with developmental abnormalities and disease.