Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 605-611 , October 2010

Caspase-9-dependent decrease of nuclear pore channel hydrophobicity is accompanied by nuclear envelope leakiness

  • Armin Kramer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College of London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Ivan Liashkovich, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Hans Oberleithner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • ,
  • Victor Shahin, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author:

Received 11 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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 This study was supported by grants from the Innovative Medizinische Forschung (no. SH-110315, SH-520404, and SH-120613) and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Graduate School Molecular Basis of Dynamic Cellular Processes) of the SFB629, International Graduate School, Interaction of pathogens with biotic and abiotic surfaces GRK1409 and OB 63/16-1, and Interdisciplinary Center of Clinical Research (IZKF) Münster, project no. Küh3/064/04.

PII: S1549-9634(10)00154-1

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.04.006

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Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 605-611 , October 2010

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