Nature Communications (Jun 2018)

In situ architecture of the algal nuclear pore complex

  • Shyamal Mosalaganti,
  • Jan Kosinski,
  • Sahradha Albert,
  • Miroslava Schaffer,
  • Daniela Strenkert,
  • Patrice A. Salomé,
  • Sabeeha S. Merchant,
  • Jürgen M. Plitzko,
  • Wolfgang Baumeister,
  • Benjamin D. Engel,
  • Martin Beck

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04739-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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While the architecture of vertebrate nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) is well understood, the extent of its evolutionary conservation is still unclear. Here, the authors analyze the in situ architecture of an algal NPC, revealing distinct structural features that provide insights into NPC evolution.