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Fall 2022
The compartmentalization of subcellular functions facilitates the regulation of biochemical reactions and cellular processes. The compartmentalization of the eukaryotic genome into the nucleus by the nuclear envelope (NE), for example, facilitates various DNA metabolic activities. The NE is...
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How studying the interaction of Sir4 with a subset of Nups uncovered a new chromatin bound complex.
DownloadFall 2017
The nucleus is the defining feature of eukaryotic cells and its major function is to house the cell’s genome and segregate it from the surrounding cytoplasm. The membranes encapsulating the nucleus constitute the nuclear envelope (NE). The interactions between the NE and chromatin facilitate the...
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Spring 2019
In yeast, subtelomeric chromatin is silenced and positioned at the inner nuclear membrane (INM) through the interaction of proteins that comprise the heterotrimeric SIR complex with INM proteins. Telomeres reside primarily at the INM using partially redundant tethering mechanisms mediated by the...