A Saturated FG-Repeat Hydrogel Can Reproduce the Permeability Properties of Nuclear Pore Complexes

Cell

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 512-523

  Frey, Steffen ^a   Görlich, Dirk ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CELLBIO

Indexed keywords

KARYOPHERIN BETA; NUCLEOPORIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DIFFUSION; HYDROGEL; MACROMOLECULE; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 34547679515     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.06.024     Document Type: Article

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