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A tense time for the nuclear envelope

Cell
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00638-4
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When many cells divide, the nuclear envelope poses a problem: the spindle microtubules can't access the chromosomes. Two recent papers in Cell describe how the spindle solves this problem by literally pulling open the nucleus at the beginning of mitosis.

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Aitchison, J. D., & Rout, M. P. (2002). A tense time for the nuclear envelope. Cell. Elsevier B.V. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0092-8674(02)00638-4

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