OCTAGONAL NUCLEAR PORES

Negative staining of isolated nuclear envelopes by phosphotungstate shows that the nuclear pores are octagonal rather than circular. Pores of the same shape and approximately the same width, 663 ± 5 A, were demonstrated in the newt, Triturus, the frog, Rana, and the starfish, Henricia. The outer an...

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Main Author: Gall, Joseph G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1967
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2107261/