A nuclear F-actin scaffold stabilizes ribonucleoprotein droplets against gravity in large cells

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1253-1259

  Feric, Marina ^a   Brangwynne, Clifford P ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; HISTONE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL VESICLE; GRAVITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; XENOPUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR MATRIX; OOCYTES; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; XENOPUS;

ANURA; ASTEROIDEA; EUKARYOTA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84885179258     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: 14764679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb2830     Document Type: Article

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