Figure 8.7. Model of the nuclear pore complex.

Figure 8.7Model of the nuclear pore complex

The complex consists of an assembly of eight spokes attached to rings on the cytoplasmic and nuclear sides of the nuclear envelope. The spoke-ring assembly surrounds a central channel containing the central transporter. Cytoplasmic filaments extend from the cytoplasmic ring, and filaments forming the nuclear basket extend from the nuclear ring.

From: The Nuclear Envelope and Traffic between the Nucleus and Cytoplasm

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The Cell: A Molecular Approach. 2nd edition.
Cooper GM.
Sunderland (MA): Sinauer Associates; 2000.
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