Mechanical stability regulates the nuclear import rate of translocating proteins
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the primary transport gateway for biomolecules to enter and exit the cell nucleus. It has long been known that the passage of proteins through the NPC is highly size-selective, and it was recently shown that the nuclear import rate...
Students showcase their research at the Great Exhibition Road Festival
Students from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Characterisation of Materials (CDT ACM) took part in the first ever Great Exhibition Road Festival on the last weekend of June. The Festival was a celebration of science and the arts in the spirit of Queen...
The LCN collaborates with the University of Toronto to understand transport machinery in cells
The London Centre for Nanotechnology and Toronto researchers are collaborating to inform better therapies for illnesses such as motor neurone disease and cancer and to identify anti-viral therapies In 2017, Professor Bart Hoogenboom (London Centre for Nanotechnology,...