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- Pore part 2: This is an image of a
- cross section through a PORE
- COMPLEX. The complex is formed
- from a ring of proteins called the
- ANNULAR RING that surrounds each
- pore. Eight of these proteins form
- the pore complex. The center of
- each pore is an opening of about
- 9nm. The pores are large enough so
- that ribonuclear proteins like
- those destined to become ribosomal
- subunits and mRNA can pass through.
- Any time you look at a pore you
- usually see some RNP passing
- through. In this image you can
- also see the chromosomes attached
- to the inner membrane ( dark
- patches ) and if you look closely
- the nuclear lamina ( enclosed in a
- box ) can be located. The lamina is
- a network of fibers that lies just
- under the inner membrane. It holds
- the nucleus together. During
- prophase of mitosis an enzyme
- called a protein kinase
- phosphorylates the lamina protein
- and causes it to fall apart. This
- causes the nucleus to fall apart.
- Later during telophase the
- phosphate is cleaved off and the
- nucleus reassembles without the
- need for protein synthesis. (SEE
- CELL CYCLE).