High-resolution imaging reveals new features of nuclear export of mRNA through the nuclear pore complexes

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 14492-14504

  Kelich, Joseph M ^a   Yang, Weidong ^a  

^a Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

mRNA; Nuclear export; Nuclear pore complex; Single molecule tracking; Super resolution microscopy

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; HRP36; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL TRACKING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR EXPORT; NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SINGLE POINT EDGE EXCITATION SUB DIFFRACTION MICROSCOPY; SPEED MICROSCOPY; SUPER REGISTRATION MICROSCOPY; WIDE FIELD EPI FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; ANIMAL; CELL NUCLEUS; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR PORE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR PORE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84930741734     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms150814492     Document Type: Review

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