Breakdown Of Barriers In Old Cells May Hold Clues To Aging Process

Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 12:42 in Biology & Nature

Like guards controlling access to a gated community, nuclear pore complexes are communication channels that regulate the passage of proteins and RNA to and from a cell's nucleus. Recent studies offer new insights about the pores' lifespan and how their longevity affects their function.

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