Abstract
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the conduit in the nuclear envelope through which proteins and RNA are transported between the cytoplasm and nucleus. Xenopus egg extracts that support de novo assembly of nuclei have provided a robust system to study NPC structure and function because the biochemical composition of the extract can be easily manipulated. Here we describe how to assemble nuclei in Xenopus egg extract, how to visualize and analyze NPCs in both live and fixed samples, and different approaches to altering nucleocytoplasmic transport in extract.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Methods in Molecular Biology |
Publisher | Humana Press Inc. |
Pages | 395-405 |
Number of pages | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Publication series
Name | Methods in Molecular Biology |
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Volume | 2502 |
ISSN (Print) | 1064-3745 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1940-6029 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
Keywords
- Immunofluorescence
- mAb414
- NPC
- Nuclear import
- Nuclear pore complexes
- Spindown
- Xenopus egg extracts