通过HS-AFM解开核孔和染色质的动态

Goro Nishide1, Richard W Wong2,3

  • 1Division of Nano Life Science, Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, 920-1192, Japan.

概括

高速原子力显微镜 (HS-AFM) 揭示了核孔综合体 (NPC) 和基因组守护者之间的动态相互作用. 这项技术为核运输和基因组稳定提供了新的见解,这对于了解疾病至关重要.

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