Diffusion of large molecules into assembling nuclei revealed using an optical highlighting technique.

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The nuclear envelope (NE) defines the nuclear compartment, and nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) on the NE form aqueous passages through which small water-soluble molecules can passively diffuse. It is well known that proteins smaller than 50 kDa can diffuse though NPCs, whereas proteins larger than 60 kDa rarely enter by passive diffusion. Little, however, is known about how this size cutoff develops as the NE...

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