The liquid drop nature of nucleoli

Abstract

Nucleoli are prominent subnuclear organelles, and are known to be hubs of ribosome synthesis. A recent study of Brangwynne et al. reports that the nucleoli of Xenopus oocytes display “liquid drop” behavior, suggesting that nucleolar structure may be driven by rather simple physical principles.

Keywords: :

• nuclear organelles
• nuclear structure
• nucleoli
• physical biology
• ribosome synthesis

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