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Proteins that form the nuclear pore barrier move like liquids

Published: 11/11/2026, 12:00 AM

This is a summary of: Yu, M. et al. Glycosylation and importins liquefy the FG barrier in live nuclear pores. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-026-11258-0 (2026). Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout ‘Expert opinion’ and the figure are published under a CC BY 4.0 licence. Article PubMed Google Scholar Celetti, G. et al. J. Cell Biol. 219, e201907157 (2020). Article PubMed Google Scholar Article PubMed Google Scholar Mosalaganti, S. et al. Science 376, eabm9506 (2022).