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: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research