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Review
. 2002 Feb 8;108(3):301-4.
doi: 10.1016/s0092-8674(02)00638-4.

A tense time for the nuclear envelope

John D Aitchison  1 , Michael P Rout
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A tense time for the nuclear envelope

John D Aitchison et al. Cell. .
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Abstract

When many cells divide, the nuclear envelope poses a problem: the spindle microtubules can't access the chromosomes. Two recent papers in Cell describe how the spindle solves this problem by literally pulling open the nucleus at the beginning of mitosis.

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