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Review
. 2012 Jan;158(1):44-51.
doi: 10.1104/pp.111.188052. Epub 2011 Nov 14.

Nucleoli: composition, function, and dynamics

Peter Shaw  1 , John Brown
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Review

Nucleoli: composition, function, and dynamics

Peter Shaw et al. Plant Physiol. 2012 Jan.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Comparison of the structure of animal (A) and plant (B) nucleolar organization. TS, Transcription sites. In plants (B) a central region is often present and is called the nucleolar cavity.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Examples of transient expression of GFP fusions in suspension culture cells to proteins identified as nucleolar components. A to C, RNA binding proteins with known animal homologs. D and E, Uncharacterized, plant-specific proteins. The nucleolus is indicated in each section by an arrow. Bar = 5 μm.
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