Mechanotransduction: Enforcing protein import
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 18, 713 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrm.2017.114
Author: Paulina Strzyz
Applying force to the nucleus reduces the diffusion barrier at nuclear pores and promotes nuclear import of certain proteins, including the transcription regulator YAP, depending on their molecular properties.
Source: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology - Category: Cytology Authors: Paulina Strzyz Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research