Cell Function
nucleocytoplasmic transport
Subclass of:
Biological Transport, Active; protein transport
Definitions related to nucleocytoplasmic transport:
  • The directed movement of molecules between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The transport of material in and out of the nucleus through the nuclear membrane.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (active transport, cell nucleus) Gated transport mechanisms by which proteins or RNA are moved across the NUCLEAR MEMBRANE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Nuclear transfer, the introduction of the nucleus from a cell into an enucleated egg cell (an egg cell that has had its own nucleus removed). This can be accomplished through fusion of the cell to the egg or through the direct removal of the nucleus from the cell and the subsequent transplantation...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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