18 Facts About Cell nucleus

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The main structures making up the nucleus are the nuclear envelope, a double membrane that encloses the entire organelle and isolates its contents from the cellular cytoplasm; and the nuclear matrix, a network within the nucleus that adds mechanical support, much like the cytoskeleton supports the cell as a whole.

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Cell nucleus contains all of the cell's genome, except for the small amount of mitochondrial DNA and, in plant cells, plastid DNA.

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The nucleus maintains the integrity of genes and controls the activities of the cell by regulating gene expression—the nucleus is, therefore, the control center of the cell.

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Together, these membranes serve to separate the cell's genetic material from the rest of the cell contents, and allow the nucleus to maintain an environment distinct from the rest of the cell.

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Those karyopherins that mediate movement into the Cell nucleus are called importins, whereas those that mediate movement out of the Cell nucleus are called exportins.

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Cell nucleus contains the majority of the cell's genetic material in the form of multiple linear DNA molecules organized into structures called chromosomes.

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The main function of the cell nucleus is to control gene expression and mediate the replication of DNA during the cell cycle.

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Main function of the cell nucleus is to control gene expression and mediate the replication of DNA during the cell cycle.

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Since the Cell nucleus is the site of transcription, it contains a variety of proteins that either directly mediate transcription or are involved in regulating the process.

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Entry and exit of large molecules from the Cell nucleus is tightly controlled by the nuclear pore complexes.

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However, this disassembly of the nucleus is not a universal feature of mitosis and does not occur in all cells.

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An anucleated cell contains no nucleus and is, therefore, incapable of dividing to produce daughter cells.

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The Cell nucleus is expelled during the process of differentiation from an erythroblast to a reticulocyte, which is the immediate precursor of the mature erythrocyte.

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The archaeal origin of the Cell nucleus is supported by observations that archaea and eukarya have similar genes for certain proteins, including histones.

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One version of the proposal suggests that the nucleus evolved in concert with phagocytosis to form an early cellular "predator".

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Cell nucleus observed a "lumen", the nucleus, in the red blood cells of salmon.

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In 1838, Matthias Schleiden proposed that the nucleus plays a role in generating cells, thus he introduced the name "cytoblast" .

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Cell nucleus believed that he had observed new cells assembling around "cytoblasts".

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