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Nucleus
2012 Mar 01;32:115-7. doi: 10.4161/nucl.19099.
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The liquid drop nature of nucleoli.
Marko JF
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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.
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