Cell Component
nuclear pore
Subclass of:
Nuclear Envelope
Definitions related to nuclear pore:
  • A protein complex providing a discrete opening in the nuclear envelope of a eukaryotic cell, where the inner and outer nuclear membranes are joined.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • An octagonal opening, about 70 nm across, where the inner and outer membranes of the nuclear envelope are continuous.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • An opening through the NUCLEAR ENVELOPE formed by the nuclear pore complex which transports nuclear proteins or RNA into or out of the cell nucleus and which, under some conditions, acts as an ion channel.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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